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Real estate agents and brokers in the Farmington, NM metro area

The real estate agents and brokers in the Farmington, NM metro area, the household spending behind them and how the market ranks against other metro areas.

Groundwork market score · out of 100

Score 64 out of 100: Upper middle

Ranked #66 of 387 scored metro areas
#2 of 4 scored metro areas based in New Mexico

Listings
71
3 chain locations (4%)
Official establishments
27
+12.5% since 2019
Household spending a year
$659.4M
On rent and homeowner costs · $15,800 a household
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
170
70% above the U.S.
Listings per 10k households
17.0
44% below the U.S.
Population, 2025
120,340
−0.9% since 2020

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Survey estimates 2020–2024 · population estimates 2025 · official business counts 2023 · map listings September 2026 · Data credits · How we measure

What this means

Households in the Farmington metro area spend about $659.4M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $15,800 per household, 5% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 70% above the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate agents and brokers take in.

The Farmington metro area has 71 real estate agents and brokers on map listings as of September 2026. Of those, 3 are chain locations, or 4%, against 4% across the U.S. Per 10,000 households, that is 17.0, 44% below the U.S. rate of 30.6.

The official count of businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in the Farmington metro area was 27 in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,546 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S.

Between 2020 and 2025, the population of the Farmington metro area declined 0.9%, against +3.1% for the U.S. The Groundwork market score for real estate agents and brokers in the Farmington metro area is 64 (upper middle), #66 of 387 scored metro areas and #2 of 4 scored metro areas based in New Mexico. That puts it in the top quarter of metro areas.

How the Farmington metro area compares

The same measures for New Mexico and the whole U.S. Housing spending per listing divides all rent and homeowner costs by the listings counted: a measure of housing demand for each business, not money any of them take in, so it is shown against the U.S. (100) only. Households per establishment divides households by the official count.

Real estate agents and brokers in Farmington, NM metro area compared with New Mexico and the U.S.
MeasureFarmington metro areaNew MexicoU.S.
Listings per 10k households17.023.530.6
Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)170129100
Households per official establishment1,5461,123788
Official establishment growth, 2019–2023+12.5%+19.0%+20.1%
Population growth, 2020–2025−0.9%+0.3%+3.1%
Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs$15,800$16,591$16,661
Median household income$55,872$64,059$80,734
Groundwork market score6461

Official counts and lending

Businesses

Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
27+12.5% over the period
Employees, 2023
47
Annual payroll, 2023
$2.1M
One-person businesses, 2023
Not publishedNot published for this business type
Map listings, September 2026
713 chain locations
Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
121The U.S. ratio of listings to household spending, applied here

SBA-backed loans since fiscal 2022

Loans
0
Amount
$0

SBA-backed loans to businesses classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in the Farmington metro area, through June 2026, placed by the borrower’s ZIP code. Official establishments are businesses with payroll; the official counts leave out places with fewer than 3.

Population and households in the Farmington metro area

Population, 2025 estimate
120,340−0.9% since 2020
Households
41,732
Median age
38.3
Homes lived in by their owners
71%
Vehicles per household
2.0
Land area
5,517 sq. mi.
People per square mile
22
Median household income
$55,872+10.6% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
Average household income
$76,826
Median home value
$193,800
Jobs located here
45,264
Daytime population
119,349Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here

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Real estate agents and brokers across New Mexico

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The highest-scoring metro areas in New Mexico for real estate agents and brokers, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with the Farmington metro area marked.

Top metro areas in New Mexico

Metro areas in New Mexico ranked for real estate agents and brokers by Groundwork market score
MarketScoreListingsPer 10k householdsHousing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)Population growthU.S. rank
1Las Cruces, NM6917921.1137+4.1%#45 of 387
2Farmington, NM647117.0170−0.9%#66 of 387
3Albuquerque, NM5097425.9121+0.8%#180 of 387
4Santa Fe, NM3826136.990+1.2%#304 of 387

Other business types in the Farmington metro area

Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.

Questions

How many real estate agents and brokers are in the Farmington, NM metro area?

Map listings as of September 2026 show 71 real estate agents and brokers in the Farmington metro area. 3 of them (4%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokerages, commercial brokers included. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as offices of real estate agents and brokers in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019.

How much do households in the Farmington, NM metro area spend on rent and homeowner costs?

About $659.4M a year, or $15,800 per household. That is 5% below the U.S. average (an index of 95, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 71 real estate agents and brokers on map listings, housing spending per office is 70% above the U.S. figure. That figure is all rent and homeowner costs, used as a measure of housing demand; it is not money real estate agents and brokers take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 41,732 households in the Farmington metro area and national spending patterns by income.

How does the Farmington, NM metro area compare with the U.S. for real estate agents and brokers?

The Farmington metro area has 17.0 real estate agents and brokers per 10,000 households, 44% below the U.S. rate of 30.6. The index of housing spending per office is 170, where 100 is the U.S. At the U.S. ratio of real estate agents and brokers to household spending, the Farmington metro area would have about 121, against 71 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,546 households, against one for every 788 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +20.1% for the U.S.

How fast is the Farmington, NM metro area growing?

Population estimates put the Farmington metro area at 120,340 people in 2025, down 0.9% since 2020, against +3.1% for the U.S. It has 41,732 households. Median household income in the Farmington metro area is $55,872, 31% below the U.S. median of $80,734. Against the 2015–2019 survey, the median rose 10.6%, before inflation.

What is the Groundwork market score?

The Groundwork market score runs from 0 to 100 and compares a market with others of its kind for one business type: states with states, metro areas with metro areas, small-town markets and counties with their own. It weighs household spending per competitor (35%), households per business with payroll (25%), population growth (20%) and spending power (20%), each ranked against those peers. A higher score means that, taken together, the market has more household spending and more households for each business already there, faster population growth and more spending per household than similar markets. It describes a market, not any one site or deal. The Farmington metro area scores 64 for real estate agents and brokers (upper middle), #66 of 387 scored metro areas.

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