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Metro area · CBSA 16100

Carlsbad

The Carlsbad, NM metro area has 61,105 people. Median rent is $1,245, 19.0% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Eddy County at $1,252. Of the 6 places we track here, Atoka has the lightest rent burden.

Median household income
$78,426
Median home value
$212,600
Unemployment
5.5%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,252
HUD, Eddy County

Places in this metro

Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.

PlacePopulationRentRent to income
Carlsbad31,746$1,23620.5%
Artesia12,576$1,28820.6%
Loving1,357$1,32736.3%
Atoka1,347$1,15716.6%
La Huerta1,288$1,24518.9%
Happy Valley845$1,11521.5%
New MexicoHappy Valley, NMLa Huerta, NMAtoka, NMLoving, NMArtesia, NMCarlsbad, NMCarlsbadArtesiaLovingAtokaCarlsbadArtesiaLovingAtoka

Nearby metro areas

Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.