Housing market/New Mexico/ZIP 87556
ZIP 87556 Questa, Taos County, New Mexico
Taos County, NM · New Mexico. Census housing stock, renter economics, HUD SAFMR, LIHTC, and population change. Not a listing page and not a buy/sell score.
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ZIP 87556 · NM
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 87556 — Questa, NM HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR →ACS median is all-bedroom occupied rent. SAFMR is the 2-bedroom HCV benchmark.
Housing stock
ACS 2023 units-in-structure · ZCTA 87556
- 1-unit detached94863.0%
- 1-unit attached211.4%
- 2–4 units251.7%
- 5–49 units694.6%
- Mobile44229.4%
2–4 unit share 1.7% · 5–49 unit share 4.6% · combined 2–49 6.2%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- Median contract rent $614.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 19.8%; ≥50% 0.0%.
Population
2,433 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: +2.3%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: not published for this ZIP.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: not published for this ZIP.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 0 new apartments in 5+ unit buildings may have been permitted in this ZIP’s share of the county. That is units (doors), not a building count.
Cities and counties report building permits to the Census. Apartment counts are for the whole county, not a project list in this ZIP.
What the data shows
ZIP 87556 22.5% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 28.4%; population increased +2.3% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 25 units in 2–4-unit structures and 69 units in 5–49-unit structures. These figures describe the underlying housing market, not the cash flow of any one property. Asking rents, expenses, condition, taxes, insurance, and the rent roll have to be underwritten separately.
New Mexico research
ZIP 87556 is a Census / HUD profile for Taos County, NM. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 87556 — Questa, NM HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR·New Mexico ZIP directory
Nearby ZIPs in this FMR area
Census ZIP areas approximate mail ZIPs. Sources: Census ACS 5-year 2023, HUD FY2027 Small Area FMR, HUD LIHTC and assisted multifamily lists, Census building permits (county). This page is New Mexico research. Brokerage is Georgia.
FAQ
What is the housing market like in ZIP 87556?
ZIP 87556 (Taos County, NM) has 2,433 residents, 1,077 households, a renter share of 22.5%, median household income of $45,250, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of —. Vacancy is 28.4%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 87556?
ACS counts 25 units in 2-unit buildings, 0 in 3–4 unit buildings, 8 in 5–9, 61 in 10–19, and 0 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 94 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 87556?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,160. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 87556 — Questa, NM HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this New Mexico ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 87556 is Census / HUD research for Taos County, NM. Jeff Crowe CRE does not list New Mexico property. Licensed brokerage is Georgia. If you use this stock table and then buy in Georgia, live FMLS Residential Income is on multifamily for sale in Georgia.