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Buying a home in Crownpoint, New Mexico

The typical owner-occupied home in Crownpoint is worth about $61,100, 75% below the New Mexico median of $248,100 and 82% below the national median of $332,700. The median household earns $51,011 a year, so the median home costs 1.2 times the median income (3.9 times for New Mexico). 44% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 20% of those owners still have a mortgage.

Crownpoint at a glance

Crownpoint New Mexico U.S.
Median home value $61,100 $248,100 $332,700
Median property tax paid per year – $1,731 $3,119
Median household income $51,011 $64,059 $80,734
Homes lived in by their owners 44% 70% 65%
Owner homes with a mortgage 20% 52% 61%
Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage $1,587 $1,564 $1,963
Those costs as a share of the owners' income 23.7% 20.6% 21.0%
Median rent $593 $1,067 $1,413
Rent as a share of renters' income 20.9% 30.1% 30.6%
Median year homes were built 1983 1985 1980
Vacant homes 20.5% 12.5% 10.1%
Population 2,882 2,120,246 334,922,499

What a typical home costs per month in Crownpoint

At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Crownpoint home of $61,100 with 20% down costs about $410 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $512, because the loan is bigger and FHA adds mortgage insurance.

Lenders usually want housing costs under about 28% of gross income, which means an income of roughly $17,584 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 10% of the median Crownpoint household income of $51,011; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $177,000.

The median rent here is $593 a month, a little more than the monthly cost of owning the median home with 20% down.

20% down, 30-year conventional loan
Down payment$12,220
Loan amount$48,880
Principal and interest$329
Property taxes (1.10% a year)$56
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$25
PMI$0
Total per month$410

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3.5% down, 30-year FHA loan
Down payment$2,138
Loan amount$59,993
Principal and interest$404
Property taxes (1.10% a year)$56
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$25
FHA mortgage insurance$27
Total per month$512

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Questions about home buying in Crownpoint

What is the median home value in Crownpoint?

About $61,100 for owner-occupied homes, according to the Census Bureau's 2020–2024 American Community Survey.

What income do you need to buy a home in Crownpoint?

For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $410 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $17,584 a year.

More about Crownpoint

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