Housing market/New Mexico/ZIP 87935
ZIP 87935 Elephant Butte, Sierra County, New Mexico
Sierra 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 87935 · NM
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 87935 — Elephant Butte, 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 87935
- 1-unit detached77840.6%
- 2–4 units221.1%
- Mobile1,11558.2%
2–4 unit share 1.1% · 5–49 unit share 0.0% · combined 2–49 1.1%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $1,152 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $867.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 54.5%; ≥50% 25.8%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,400 (1.215× ACS median gross rent).
Population
1,848 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: +17.7%.
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.
What the data shows
ZIP 87935 15.6% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 44.6%; ACS median gross rent is $1,152; population increased +17.7% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 22 units in 2–4-unit structures and 0 units in 5–49-unit structures; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,400 versus ACS median gross rent of $1,152. 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 87935 is a Census / HUD profile for Sierra County, NM. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 87935 — Elephant Butte, 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 87935?
ZIP 87935 (Sierra County, NM) has 1,848 residents, 1,074 households, a renter share of 15.6%, median household income of $44,891, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $1,152. Vacancy is 44.6%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 87935?
ACS counts 11 units in 2-unit buildings, 11 in 3–4 unit buildings, 0 in 5–9, 0 in 10–19, and 0 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 22 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 87935?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,400. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 87935 — Elephant Butte, NM HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this New Mexico ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 87935 is Census / HUD research for Sierra 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.