Home values, rents and more in Lincoln County, NM
September 2026 figures from Zillow and the U.S. Census Bureau · updated 2026-11-07
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How Lincoln County, NM compares
The typical home in Lincoln County, NM is worth about $336,000, according to the Zillow Home Value Index for September 2026. Home values in Lincoln County, NM are about the same as the typical value in the Ruidoso metro area ($336,000) and 8% below the U.S. typical value ($366,000).
Over the past year, home values in Lincoln County, NM fell 3.4%, compared with −3.4% in the Ruidoso metro area and +1.2% nationally.
The median household income is $53,303, against $53,303 in the Ruidoso metro area and $80,734 in the U.S. (Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24).
About 19,844 people live in Lincoln County, NM (Census Bureau estimate for July 2025).
Lincoln County, NM has the 6th-highest typical home value of the 30 counties in New Mexico with Zillow figures.
Part of: 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.