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Home values, rents and more in Ruidoso, NM

September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07

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Typical home value
$321,000
Metro: $336,000 · U.S.: $366,000
Home values, past year
−4.0%
Metro: −3.4% · U.S.: +1.2%
Population
7,699
ACS 2020–24
Median household income
$52,736
Metro: $53,303 · U.S.: $80,734
ZIP codes around Ruidoso, NM, shaded by typical home valueRuidoso8831288346883458832488323
  • Under $250k
  • $250k–$290k
  • $290k–$340k
  • $340k–$410k
  • $410k+
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ZIP codes around Ruidoso, NM, shaded by typical home value (Zillow, ZIP codes). Dashed lines are county borders. Ruidoso is outlined.

How Ruidoso compares

The typical home in Ruidoso, NM is worth about $321,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Ruidoso are 4% below the typical value in the Ruidoso metro area ($336,000) and 12% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).

Over the past year, home values in Ruidoso fell 4.0%, compared with −3.4% in the Ruidoso metro area and +1.2% nationally.

The median household income is $52,736, against $53,303 in the Ruidoso metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).

About 7,699 people live in Ruidoso (American Community Survey 2020–24).

Ruidoso has the 2nd-highest typical home value of the 5 cities in the Ruidoso metro area and the 34th-highest of 106 in New Mexico with Zillow figures.

Part of: Lincoln County, NM · Ruidoso metro area · New Mexico

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Sources

Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), all homes, middle tier, smoothed and seasonally adjusted, September 2026. Rents: Zillow Observed Rent Index (ZORI), seasonally adjusted. Population: Census population estimates (July 2025) for states, metros and counties; ACS 2020–24 for cities and ZIP codes. Income: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020–24 5-year estimates. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files. Compiled by Home Economics.

"Typical" is Zillow's middle-tier value (homes between the 35th and 65th percentiles), not a median sale price. Changes are over the 12 months to September 2026.

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