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Catron County, NM Housing Market Brief

county · NM · score computed October 2026

Buyer's

What is Catron County, NM’s Alpha Score?

The Alpha Score is a composite 0–100 index of market strength, a weighted blend of five dimensions. See the methodology.

Price Momentum—No data
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Inventory Health—No data
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Affordability36%
●34
Economic Strength36%
●5
Rental Yield27%
●42

Where is Catron County, NM in its market cycle?

EmergingGrowingMaturePeakingDecliningRecovering

Catron County, NM is classified as Recovering — turning back up after a downturn. This is a classification of recent (1–12 month) momentum, not a price forecast.

What’s the forecast for Catron County, NM?

County-level forecasts are paused (since Oct 18, 2026). The new public-data model we built to replace them didn't pass our accuracy test, and we won't publish forecasts again until a model does.

Catron County, NM housing market data

MetricValueYoYSource
Median Sale Price$167K▼ -29.9%Redfin
Median Days on Market289 days▲ +165.1%Redfin
Months of Supply15.5▲ +127.9%Redfin
Homes for Sale32▲ +18.5%Redfin
Homes Sold2▼ -50%Redfin
Median Price / Sq Ft$123▼ -0.6%Redfin

How has Catron County, NM’s Alpha Score moved?

Now: 25
2-period trend
Median sale price · 12 mo

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Frequently asked questions

Is Catron County, NM a buyer's or seller's market?

In the scores computed October 2026, Catron County, NM is classified as a Buyer's Market, based on its Alpha Score of 25 out of 100. It is based on the 3 of five dimensions we can measure for this market — affordability, economic, and rental-yield — whose weights are scaled up to cover the whole score. The rest are not measured here and are left out rather than filled in with a placeholder.

Are home prices rising or falling in Catron County, NM?

The median sale price in Catron County, NM is $167K, having fallen 29.9% over the past year, according to Redfin.

How affordable is Catron County, NM?

Catron County, NM scores 34 out of 100 on affordability — relatively unaffordable relative to local incomes and prevailing mortgage rates compared with other counties.

What's driving Catron County, NM's Alpha Score?

Catron County, NM's strongest dimension is Rental Yield (42/100) and its weakest is Economic Strength (5/100). The Alpha Score is a weighted blend of five dimensions; 3 of them have data for this market.

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