Metropolitan market · New Mexico · September 2026 data

What is the Espanola, NM real estate market doing?

As of September 2026, the median home listed in Espanola, NM asks $425,000, down 11.6% year over year. Homes spend a median of 107 days on market, with 112 active listings and 16% carrying a price cut; pending contracts equal 21% of active listings, and inventory sits at 64% of the same month in 2019 — a buyer-leaning market. Figures come from public records and industry data, updated monthly.

Median listing price
$425,000
▼ 11.6% YoY
Median $ / sq ft
$223
1,990 sq ft median
Median days on market
107
September 2026
Active listings
112
For sale now
New listings
24
September 2026
Listings with price cuts
16%
Share of active
Inventory vs 2019
64%
Same month, 2019 = 100
Pending / active
21%
Contract activity

What is the Espanola, NM housing market doing right now?

The Espanola, NM housing market lists at a $425,000 median as of September 2026, down 11.6% year over year, with a 107-day median market time and 112 homes for sale (16% with a price cut). Active inventory is 64% of the 2019 level, reading as a buyer-leaning market by days-on-market pace.

Espanola housing market statistics

The table summarizes Espanola's key housing figures for September 2026 — median listing and closed-sale prices, market pace, inventory and rental yield — each computed from public records and industry data.

Espanola, NM housing market at a glance — September 2026
MetricLatestDetail
Median listing price$425,000-11.6% YoY
Median price per sq ft$2231,990 sq ft median
Median days on market107+11% YoY
Active listings112-2% YoY
New listings this month24September 2026
Listings with a price cut16%Share of active
Pending-to-active ratio20.6%23 pending
Inventory vs 201964%Active listings vs same month in 2019

How have home prices changed in Espanola?

Espanola home prices are down 11.6% year over year and +6.2% month over month as of September 2026, at a $425,000 median listing price. The chart tracks the trailing eight-quarter trend in the metro's median asking price.

$511K$488K$466K$443K Q4'24Q1'25Q2'25Q3'25Q4'25Q1'26Q2'26Q3'26

Median listing price, Espanola NM · trailing 8 quarters · source: public records and industry data.

The 10-year view
$547K$473K$398K$324K '17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

10-year median listing price, Espanola NM · June of each year, 2017–2026 · source: public records and industry data.

How much inventory is on the market in Espanola?

Espanola has 112 active listings, 24 new this month, 23 pending as of September 2026. About 16% of active listings have cut their price, and inventory sits at 64% of its 2019 level — a buyer-leaning market by pace.

Active listings
112
New this month
24
Pending
23
Price-reduced
18

Is Espanola a good real estate investment?

Espanola scores 34/100 on WealthyBud's composite Investor Score, ranking #764 of 933 covered U.S. metros as of September 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat into one percentile. It is a research opinion, not advice.

Investor Score
34/100
#764 of 933 covered metros
12-month outlook
+0.8%
Flat · model output, not advice
Momentum
56
Value
9
Rental yield
4
Supply risk
19
Market heat
8

Espanola scores 34/100 on our composite Investor Score (#764 of 933 covered metros), a percentile blend of momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market-heat readings; active inventory sits at 64% of its June 2019 level, so supply is still below pre-pandemic norms; listing prices are down 11.6% year over year; all against a national 30-year fixed mortgage rate of 7.28% (national weekly average, 2026-10-01).

Scores are percentile ranks (0–100) across all covered U.S. metros, computed from the public data cited on this page — formulas here. They are data-derived opinions, not investment advice. See how Espanola ranks on the trending markets index.

How much is a monthly mortgage payment in Espanola?

A home at Espanola's $425,000 median listing runs about $2,326 a month in principal and interest — 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate. Taxes, insurance and HOA are extra.

If rates fall 1% · 6.28%
$2,100/mo
−$226/mo vs today
At today's rate · 7.28%
$2,326/mo
National weekly average
If rates rise 1% · 8.28%
$2,561/mo
+$235/mo vs today

Principal & interest on the $425,000 median listing with 20% down and a 30-year fixed loan — excludes taxes, insurance and HOA. Current rate: 7.28% (national weekly average, 2026-10-01). Model a full deal in the deal analyzer.

How much income do you need to buy a home in Espanola?

To buy Espanola’s $425,000 median listing with 20% down, a household needs about $106,000 a year in gross income, keeping principal, interest and property tax ($2,479/mo) at 28% of income. That is 2.0× the area’s $53,901 median household income, so a typical Espanola household cannot afford the median listing on these terms.

Income needed to buy the median home in Espanola, NM — September 2026
ItemAmountBasis
Median listing price$425,000September 2026
Down payment (20%)$85,000Assumption
Principal & interest (7.28%, 30-yr fixed)$2,326/moRate as of 2026-10-01
Property tax (0.43% effective rate)$152/moCensus ACS
Income needed (28% rule)$106,000Gross household income / yr
Median household income$53,901Census ACS 2023 ACS 5-year

Excludes homeowners insurance, HOA dues and mortgage insurance, so the true income needed is higher. Compare every market in the income-needed ranking and the price-to-income ranking.

What is driving the Espanola housing market?

Longer-run demand in Espanola shows up in net migration of +3 residents. Natural-hazard risk rates Relatively Low. These federal supply-pipeline, migration and jobs signals shape where prices head next.

Net migration (2022–2023)
+3
▲ people, via tax-return records
net income flow +$4.58M/yr
Natural-hazard risk
Relatively Low
National hazard index · top hazard: Riverine flooding

Based on public government records — building-permit, tax-return migration, employment and natural-hazard statistics, aggregated to the metro. Details on /methodology.

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Espanola housing market FAQ

What is the median home price in Espanola?
As of September 2026, the median listing price in Espanola, NM is $425,000, down 11.6% year over year (source: public records and industry data). Figures cover the Espanola, NM metro area.
How much does it cost to buy a home in Espanola?
The median home listed in Espanola asks $425,000 as of September 2026. With 20% down on a 30-year fixed loan at the current 7.28% national average rate, that runs about $2,326 a month in principal and interest, before taxes, insurance and HOA.
How fast are homes selling in Espanola?
The median property in Espanola spends 107 days on the market, with 112 homes actively listed and 16% of them carrying a price cut — a buyer-leaning market as of September 2026.
Is it a buyer's or seller's market in Espanola?
With a median 107 days on market and 16% of active listings carrying a price cut, pending contracts at 21% of active listings, Espanola reads as a buyer-leaning market as of September 2026. Lean is based on days-on-market pace when closed-sale ratios are unavailable. Conditions shift monthly.
Is Espanola a good place to invest in real estate?
Espanola scores 34/100 on WealthyBud's Investor Score, ranking #764 of 933 covered U.S. metros as of September 2026. The score blends price momentum, value, rental yield, supply and market heat. It is a data-derived research opinion, not investment advice.
Who are the top real estate agents in Espanola?
See WealthyBud directories for the top-producing agents, teams and brokerages serving Espanola and the wider New Mexico market, ranked by recent sales from public profile data.
Based on public records and industry data, September 2026 — see our methodology for how every figure is computed. Figures cover the Espanola, NM metro area. Figures change monthly — verify current conditions with a local agent or MLS. Portions of market data courtesy of Realtor.com and Redfin; additional statistics from U.S. government sources.

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Naomi Whitfield Real Estate Data Analyst

Naomi Whitfield is a real estate data analyst who builds metro-level price, inventory and days-on-market datasets from public MLS aggregates and county records. She reviews WealthyBud's market pages for data accuracy before they publish.

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