Portales, NM Housing


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Portales, NM is a desirable place to live due to its affordable housing prices. The median value of houses in Portales is currently $124,900 which is significantly lower than the US median value of $338,100. Despite its lower prices, house appreciation in Portales has been especially strong over the past year with an increase of 9.54%, higher than the US average of 8.27%. This makes for an ideal time to invest in a house in Portales as not only are costs relatively low but also offer excellent opportunities for appreciation in the future.

The median home cost in Portales is $124,900. Home appreciation the last 10 years has been 56.6%. Home Appreciation in Portales is up 12.5%.

Average Age of Homes
- The median age of Portales real estate is 43 years old
The Rental Market in Portales
- Renters make up 42.6% of the Portales population
- 5.9% of houses and apartments in Portales, are available to rent

DID YOU KNOW
Buying a home is the biggest single purchase most people make during their lives. The second largest is most often an automobile.

Median Monthly Rent by Number of Bedrooms

   Housing by Year Built

  HousingPortales, New MexicoUnited States
  5,149.0139,647,020.0
  4542
  $124,900$338,100
  12.5%16.6%
  43.0%57.0%
  56.6%101.1%
  $4.92$10.98
  $834$2,690
  41.7%57.4%
  17.0%11.2%
  41.3%31.4%
  Vacant Housing
  5.9%1.9%
  3.0%0.4%
  0.7%0.7%
  1.7%0.4%
  0.0%3.6%
  5.8%4.1%
  Value of Owner-Occupied Housing
  4.7%2.6%
  4.6%2.4%
  5.4%2.8%
  12.9%3.9%
  15.8%4.5%
  20.2%11.3%
  17.8%13.0%
  11.5%20.1%
  1.6%13.6%
  5.2%8.3%
  0.0%9.7%
  0.3%3.9%
  0.0%2.2%
  0.0%0.8%
  0.0%1.1%
  Housing Units by Year Structure Built
  0.0%0.2%
  9.7%13.6%
  9.7%13.6%
  11.5%13.6%
  11.3%13.2%
  23.4%14.8%
  11.5%13.6%
  15.1%10.0%
  6.8%4.7%
  4.3%12.2%
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In a single sentence, this is a town that is slowly dying in the desert- and nobody here cares. Why- because the people who run this town were born in the 1940's or  More

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Over 5 years ago

I love portales new.Mexico they have nice people I like boys cute boys that the high school  More

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If you like boring, low wages, and high unemployment for mediocre jobs, and ultra-conservatism then this is the place for you.  More

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