The typical owner-occupied home in Taos Ski Valley is worth about $369,200, 49% above the New Mexico median of $248,100 and 11% above the national median of $332,700. The median household earns $76,875 a year, so the median home costs 4.8 times the median income (3.9 times for New Mexico). 100% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 62% of those owners still have a mortgage.
Taos Ski Valley at a glance
| Taos Ski Valley | New Mexico | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $369,200 | $248,100 | $332,700 |
| Median property tax paid per year | – | $1,731 | $3,119 |
| Median household income | $76,875 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 100% | 70% | 65% |
| Owner homes with a mortgage | 62% | 52% | 61% |
| Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage | – | $1,564 | $1,963 |
| Median rent | – | $1,067 | $1,413 |
| Median year homes were built | 1979 | 1985 | 1980 |
| Vacant homes | 89.2% | 12.5% | 10.1% |
| People below the poverty line | 12.3% | 17.8% | 12.5% |
| Population | 65 | 2,120,246 | 334,922,499 |
Household budgets and debt in Taos Ski Valley
12.3% of residents live below the federal poverty line, compared with 17.8% in New Mexico.
If debts are getting hard to manage, the usual options, from mildest to most serious, are: a budget and a call to your lenders to ask for a hardship plan; a debt management plan through a nonprofit credit counselor, which can lower interest rates; a debt consolidation loan or, for homeowners, a cash-out refinance or home equity loan; debt settlement, where a company negotiates to pay less than you owe; and bankruptcy.
Under the Federal Trade Commission's rules, debt settlement companies can't charge a fee until they have settled at least one of your debts. Settling can hurt your credit and forgiven debt may be taxable, so compare it with credit counseling first. Time limits for collectors to sue differ by state and by type of debt; check with your state attorney general or a lawyer before relying on one.
Homeowners can sometimes pay off high-interest debt with their home's equity. With the median Taos Ski Valley home worth $369,200 and 38% of owners mortgage-free, many owners have equity to draw on, but it turns unsecured debt into debt secured by your home.
Questions about debt relief in Taos Ski Valley
What is the median home value in Taos Ski Valley?
About $369,200 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.
How much of their income do Taos Ski Valley households spend on housing?
With a median household income of $76,875, owners with a mortgage spend a median 0.0% on housing and renters 0.0%.
More about Taos Ski Valley
- Mortgage Refinance in Taos Ski Valley
- Home Buying in Taos Ski Valley
- Home Equity Loans in Taos Ski Valley
- Guides and quotes for mortgage refinance on our sister site, MortgageRefinance.com
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates; Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey, week of November 12, 2026. Estimates for small places have wide margins of error. About our data