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Buying a home in Nageezi, New Mexico

The typical owner-occupied home in Nageezi is worth about $60,000, 76% below the New Mexico median of $248,100 and 82% below the national median of $332,700. The median household earns $12,321 a year, so the median home costs 4.9 times the median income (3.9 times for New Mexico). 60% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 0% of those owners still have a mortgage.

Nageezi at a glance

Nageezi New Mexico U.S.
Median home value $60,000 $248,100 $332,700
Median property tax paid per year – $1,731 $3,119
Median household income $12,321 $64,059 $80,734
Homes lived in by their owners 60% 70% 65%
Owner homes with a mortgage 0% 52% 61%
Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage – $1,564 $1,963
Median rent $525 $1,067 $1,413
Rent as a share of renters' income 21.7% 30.1% 30.6%
Median year homes were built 1976 1985 1980
Vacant homes 36.9% 12.5% 10.1%
Population 327 2,120,246 334,922,499

What a typical home costs per month in Nageezi

At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Nageezi home of $60,000 with 20% down costs about $403 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $503, 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 $17,267 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 39% of the median Nageezi household income of $12,321; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $43,000.

The median rent here is $525 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$12,000
Loan amount$48,000
Principal and interest$323
Property taxes (1.10% a year)$55
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$25
PMI$0
Total per month$403

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3.5% down, 30-year FHA loan
Down payment$2,100
Loan amount$58,913
Principal and interest$396
Property taxes (1.10% a year)$55
Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year)$25
FHA mortgage insurance$27
Total per month$503

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Questions about home buying in Nageezi

What is the median home value in Nageezi?

About $60,000 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 Nageezi?

For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $403 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $17,267 a year.

More about Nageezi

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