NM area data
Salem, NM
Salem, NM.
Population: 988 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $176,506
- 1-year appreciation
- +5.1%
- 3-year appreciation
- +4.9%
- 5-year appreciation
- +26.1%
- 10-year appreciation
- +72.8%
- All-time peak (2025-02)
- $177,736
- House Price Index
- 406.5 (+0.8% YoY)
Market activity
- 1-year forecast
- +0.6%
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 92.5 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.1¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $9.80/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 10.8 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Moderate
- Median AQI (annual)
- 52
- Days with Good air quality
- 162
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 3
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail (36 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Hatch Municipal Airport (4 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Las Cruces International Airport (LRU) (31 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.1 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Excellent (5.8 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,984
- Median annual property tax
- $347
- Households with broadband internet
- 75.1%
Employment & development
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 680
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