Housing in Navajo

Homes in Navajo

Zillow and Redfin don’t publish market figures for Navajo, so this page shows what the Census and federal housing data say about its homes.

2-bedroom rent

$1,050

a month, utilities in · HUD

What kind of housing town is Navajo?

Read from the numbers below. The page puts what stands out first.

A renters’ town96% of households rent.Newer homesThe typical home was built around 1996.

★ What stands out · Renting

A two-bedroom rents for about $1,050

Renters already here pay a median of $683, so moving in tends to cost more than staying put.

Fair Market Rent a month, utilities included

Studio$760

1 bedroom$800

2 bedrooms$1,050

3 bedrooms$1,410

4 bedrooms$1,480

96%

of households rent · NM 30%

495

renter households

30%

of renters spend 30%+ of income on rent · NM 50%

39%

of the median income, for a two-bedroom

$683

median rent paid today · Census

U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Fair Market Rents by ZIP code (Farmington, NM MSA): the 40th-percentile rent plus utilities for a standard unit. Median rent and renters: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

The homes

4% of Navajo households own their home

Half of Navajo’s homes were built before 1996.

Owners and renters

Own 4%Rent 96%

New Mexico: 70% own.

1996

typical home built · NM 1985

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024.

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Home values: Zillow Home Value Index (ZHVI), Zillow Research. 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. The calculator is an estimate, not a loan offer.