Metro area · CBSA 29740
Las Cruces
The Las Cruces, NM metro area has 224,266 people. Median rent is $934, 19.7% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Doña Ana County at $1,073. Of the 24 places we track here, San Pablo has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$56,848
Median home value
$220,800
Unemployment
6.8%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,073
HUD, Doña Ana County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Las Cruces | 114,197 | $974 | 21.1% |
| Chaparral | 18,186 | $853 | 22.2% |
| Sunland Park | 17,463 | $920 | 17.6% |
| Anthony | 8,767 | $561 | 17.7% |
| Santa Teresa | 6,041 | $1,356 | 25.8% |
| Vado | 2,895 | $756 | 24.2% |
| University Park | 2,782 | $792 | 31.5% |
| San Ysidro | 2,118 | $916 | 19.3% |
| Picacho Hills | 2,002 | $1,606 | 15.9% |
| Radium Springs | 1,908 | $934 | 25.6% |
| Mesilla | 1,717 | $994 | 16.0% |
| White Sands | 1,609 | $1,385 | 18.6% |
| Hatch | 1,588 | $503 | 13.9% |
| Berino | 1,454 | $934 | 28.1% |
| Butterfield Park | 1,119 | $934 | 19.7% |
| La Union | 1,071 | $934 | 19.9% |
| Salem | 916 | $934 | 35.7% |
| Doña Ana | 868 | $705 | 23.7% |
| San Miguel | 772 | $934 | 20.3% |
| San Pablo | 696 | $606 | 10.7% |
| Mesquite | 675 | $934 | 15.9% |
| Fairacres | 616 | $934 | 19.7% |
| Chamberino | 580 | $934 | 19.7% |
| Placitas | 516 | $934 | 75.2% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.