La Jara, NM housing market
The typical La Jara home is worth about $268,000, up 1.9% in a year, 16% below the New Mexico typical home.
Home values, sales, trends and how La Jara compares with the towns next door — updated as new data is published.
La Jara at a glance
Typical home value, 2021–2026
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| January | La Jara | New Mexico |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | $255,000 | $263,000 |
| 2023 | $263,000 | $287,000 |
| 2024 | $253,000 | $302,000 |
| 2025 | $259,000 | $313,000 |
| 2026 | $260,000 | $315,000 |
| August 2026 | $268,000 | $318,000 |
A two-bedroom rents for about $1,430
HUD's Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom in La Jara is $1,430 a month, utilities included: roughly what a modest, recently rented unit costs.
Studio $980 · 4 bedrooms $2,210
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, FY2026 Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (87027; Albuquerque, NM MSA), weighted by land area. A Fair Market Rent is the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.
Recent listings in La Jara
Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research, August 2026. Sales, days on market and supply: Redfin Data Center. Income, ownership, taxes and rent: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey. Fair Market Rents: U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Listings link to their publishers.