The typical owner-occupied home in Sheep Springs is worth about $99,000, 60% below the New Mexico median of $248,100 and 70% below the national median of $332,700. The median household earns $30,625 a year, so the median home costs 3.2 times the median income (3.9 times for New Mexico). 67% of occupied homes here are lived in by their owners, and 9% of those owners still have a mortgage.
Sheep Springs at a glance
| Sheep Springs | New Mexico | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median home value | $99,000 | $248,100 | $332,700 |
| Median property tax paid per year | – | $1,731 | $3,119 |
| Median household income | $30,625 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Homes lived in by their owners | 67% | 70% | 65% |
| Owner homes with a mortgage | 9% | 52% | 61% |
| Median monthly costs, owners with a mortgage | $925 | $1,564 | $1,963 |
| Those costs as a share of the owners' income | 12.5% | 20.6% | 21.0% |
| Median rent | $819 | $1,067 | $1,413 |
| Rent as a share of renters' income | 25.4% | 30.1% | 30.6% |
| Median year homes were built | 1984 | 1985 | 1980 |
| Vacant homes | 17.3% | 12.5% | 10.1% |
| Population | 360 | 2,120,246 | 334,922,499 |
What a typical home costs per month in Sheep Springs
At this week's average 30-year rate of 7.11%, buying the median Sheep Springs home of $99,000 with 20% down costs about $665 a month, including property taxes and insurance. With an FHA loan and 3.5% down, it's about $830, 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 $28,491 for the 20%-down payment. That payment is 26% of the median Sheep Springs household income of $30,625; at that income and 20% down, the 28% guideline points to a home of about $106,000.
The median rent here is $819 a month, a little more than the monthly cost of owning the median home with 20% down.
| Down payment | $19,800 |
|---|---|
| Loan amount | $79,200 |
| Principal and interest | $533 |
| Property taxes (1.10% a year) | $91 |
| Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year) | $41 |
| PMI | $0 |
| Total per month | $665 |
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| Down payment | $3,465 |
|---|---|
| Loan amount | $97,207 |
| Principal and interest | $654 |
| Property taxes (1.10% a year) | $91 |
| Homeowners insurance (our estimate, 0.5% a year) | $41 |
| FHA mortgage insurance | $44 |
| Total per month | $830 |
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Questions about home buying in Sheep Springs
What is the median home value in Sheep Springs?
About $99,000 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 Sheep Springs?
For the median home with 20% down at 7.11%, the payment is about $665 a month. Keeping that under 28% of gross income takes about $28,491 a year.
More about Sheep Springs
- Mortgage Refinance in Sheep Springs
- Debt Relief in Sheep Springs
- Home Equity Loans in Sheep Springs
- 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