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New Mexico · Census place 48060

Mesilla town, NM

Quick answer

Mesilla town has 1,850 residents, ranking #98 of 527 places in New Mexico. Median household income is $73,681, the median home is worth $296,200 and median gross rent runs $1,058 a month.

Population
1,850Mesilla town residents
Median household income
$73,681Past 12 months, inflation adjusted
Median home value
$296,200Owner-occupied units
Median gross rent
$1,058Rent plus utilities, monthly
Median age
55.1 yrsAll residents
Homeownership rate
82.7%Owner-occupied households

What the numbers mean in Mesilla town

Housing cost measured against local earnings.

A household earning the Mesilla town median would spend about 17.2% of gross income on the median rent. The 30% mark is the federal threshold for cost burden, so anything above it signals a stretched rental market. The median home costs 4.0× the median household income; nationally that ratio sits near 4.5×. Poverty affects 5.4% of residents and 82.7% of households own their home.

Source: US Census Bureau, ACS 2019-2023 5-year estimates · rates as published for 2019-2023 ACS 5-year

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