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Española, NM metro area Housing Market Brief

metro · NM · score computed October 2026

Deep Buyer's

What is Española, NM metro area’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%
●23
Economic Strength36%
-8.513
Rental Yield27%
●9

Where is Española, NM metro area in its market cycle?

EmergingGrowingMaturePeakingDecliningRecovering

Española, NM metro area 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 Española, NM metro area?

Metro-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.

Española, NM metro area housing market data

MetricValueYoYSource
Median Sale Price$364K▼ -12.2%Redfin
Median Days on Market97 days▲ +273.1%Redfin
Months of Supply9.6▼ -28.9%Redfin
Homes for Sale1080%Redfin
Homes Sold11▲ +37.5%Redfin
Median Price / Sq Ft$237▲ +32.1%Redfin

How has Española, NM metro area’s Alpha Score moved?

Now: 16
2-period trend
Median sale price · 12 mo

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Frequently asked questions

Is Española, NM metro area a buyer's or seller's market?

In the scores computed October 2026, Española, NM metro area is classified as a Deep Buyer's Market, based on its Alpha Score of 16 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 Española, NM metro area?

The median sale price in Española, NM metro area is $364K, having fallen 12.2% over the past year, according to Redfin.

How affordable is Española, NM metro area?

Española, NM metro area scores 23 out of 100 on affordability — relatively unaffordable relative to local incomes and prevailing mortgage rates compared with other metros.

What's driving Española, NM metro area's Alpha Score?

Española, NM metro area's strongest dimension is Affordability (23/100) and its weakest is Rental Yield (9/100). The Alpha Score is a weighted blend of five dimensions; 3 of them have data for this market.

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