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Real estate businesses in Valencia County, NM
How Valencia County, NM compares with other counties and the U.S. for real estate businesses: competitors, household spending, official counts and growth.
Groundwork market score · out of 100
Score 76 out of 100: High
Ranked #89 of 2,229 scored counties
#2 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico
- Listings
- 41
- 7 chain locations (17%)
- Official establishments
- 27
- +12.5% since 2019
- Household spending a year
- $439.7M
- On rent and homeowner costs · $15,940 a household
- Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100)
- 248
- 2.5 times the U.S.
- Listings per 10k households
- 14.9
- 61% below the U.S.
- Population, 2025
- 82,013
- +7.2% since 2020
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What this means
Valencia County scores 76 (high) on the Groundwork market score for real estate businesses, ranking #89 of 2,229 scored counties and #2 of 25 scored counties in New Mexico. That puts it in the top 10% of counties for real estate businesses.
As of September 2026, map listings count 41 real estate businesses in Valencia County. Chain locations make up 17% of them, against 6% across the U.S. That comes to 14.9 for every 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 38.5.
Households in Valencia County spend about $439.7M a year on rent and homeowner costs, or $15,940 per household, 4% below the U.S. average. Housing spending per office is 2.5 times 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 businesses take in.
The official count of businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Valencia County was 27 in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019. That is one for every 1,022 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. Population estimates show Valencia County grew 7.2% from 2020 to 2025, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%).
How Valencia County 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.
| Measure | Valencia County | New Mexico | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listings per 10k households | 14.9 | 30.5 | 38.5 |
| Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | 248 | 126 | 100 |
| Households per official establishment | 1,022 | 562 | 414 |
| Official establishment growth, 2019–2023 | +12.5% | +15.1% | +15.8% |
| Population growth, 2020–2025 | +7.2% | +0.3% | +3.1% |
| Spending per household on rent and homeowner costs | $15,940 | $16,591 | $16,661 |
| Median household income | $58,933 | $64,059 | $80,734 |
| Groundwork market score | 76 | 58 |
Official counts and lending
Businesses
- Official establishments, 2019 to 2023
- 24 → 27+12.5% over the period
- Employees, 2023
- 52
- Annual payroll, 2023
- $3M
- One-person businesses, 2023
- 209Businesses with no payroll
- Map listings, September 2026
- 417 chain locations
- Listings at the U.S. rate for this spending
- 102The 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 real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in Valencia County, 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 Valencia County
- Population, 2025 estimate
- 82,013+7.2% since 2020
- Households
- 27,583
- Median age
- 40.7
- Homes lived in by their owners
- 83%
- Vehicles per household
- 2.2
- Land area
- 1,067 sq. mi.
- People per square mile
- 74
- Median household income
- $58,933+20.4% vs. 2015–2019, before inflation
- Average household income
- $79,665
- Median home value
- $223,000
- Jobs located here
- 16,710
- Daytime population
- 63,523Residents who don’t work, plus everyone whose job is here
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Every New Mexico market ranked →The highest-scoring counties in New Mexico for real estate businesses, numbered among those based in New Mexico, with Valencia County marked.
Top counties in New Mexico
| Market | Score | Listings | Per 10k households | Housing spending per listing (U.S. = 100) | Population growth | U.S. rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Torrance County, NM | 85 | 6 | 9.9 | 363 | +6.9% | #6 of 2,229 |
| 2Valencia County, NM | 76 | 41 | 14.9 | 248 | +7.2% | #89 of 2,229 |
| 3Rio Arriba County, NM | 75 | 10 | 6.4 | 575 | −1.0% | #93 of 2,229 |
| 4Sandoval County, NM | 74 | 97 | 17.0 | 248 | +6.9% | #131 of 2,229 |
| 5McKinley County, NM | 68 | 15 | 7.0 | 482 | −6.1% | #258 of 2,229 |
| 6Cibola County, NM | 68 | 8 | 9.4 | 366 | −0.6% | #262 of 2,229 |
| 7Eddy County, NM | 64 | 48 | 20.3 | 199 | +0.3% | #415 of 2,229 |
| 8Socorro County, NM | 63 | 5 | 9.5 | 339 | −4.3% | #433 of 2,229 |
| 9San Miguel County, NM | 63 | 15 | 12.6 | 272 | −3.2% | #436 of 2,229 |
| 10Luna County, NM | 62 | 12 | 13.0 | 246 | −0.2% | #489 of 2,229 |
Other business types in Valencia County
Each with its Groundwork market score here, out of 100, where it has one.
Food and drink
Groceries and convenience
Auto
Beauty and personal care
Fitness and classes
Health care
Child care
Clothing and laundry
Home services
Real estate
Funeral services
Questions
How many real estate businesses are in Valencia County, NM?
Valencia County has 41 real estate businesses on map listings as of September 2026. 7 of them (17%) are chain locations. The listings count real estate agents and brokers, property managers, mortgage brokers and lenders, and home inspectors. Official counts show 27 businesses with payroll classed as real estate agents, property managers, mortgage lenders and inspectors in 2023, up 12.5% from 2019. Official counts list 209 one-person businesses without payroll.
How much do households in Valencia County, NM spend on rent and homeowner costs?
About $439.7M a year, or $15,940 per household. That is 4% below the U.S. average (an index of 96, where 100 is the U.S. average). For the 41 real estate businesses on map listings, housing spending per office is 2.5 times the U.S. figure. The spending figure is all rent and homeowner costs, a measure of housing demand, not money real estate businesses take in. It is estimated from the incomes of the 27,583 households in Valencia County and national spending patterns by income.
How does Valencia County, NM compare with the U.S. for real estate businesses?
Valencia County has 14.9 real estate businesses per 10,000 households, 61% below the U.S. rate of 38.5. The index of housing spending per office is 248, where 100 is the U.S. At the national ratio of real estate businesses to household spending, Valencia County would have about 102, against 41 on map listings. There is one business with payroll in the industry for every 1,022 households, against one for every 414 across the U.S. The official count rose 12.5% from 2019 to 2023, against +15.8% for the U.S.
How fast is Valencia County, NM growing?
Population estimates put Valencia County at 82,013 people in 2025, up 7.2% since 2020, faster than the U.S. (+3.1%). It has 27,583 households. The median household income in Valencia County is $58,933 a year, 27% below the U.S. median of $80,734. That rose 20.4% from the 2015–2019 survey, 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. Valencia County scores 76 for real estate businesses (high), #89 of 2,229 scored counties.
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