Housing market/New Mexico/ZIP 87102
ZIP 87102 Albuquerque, New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM MSA · 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 87102 · NM
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 87102 — Albuquerque, 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 87102
- 1-unit detached4,51439.8%
- 1-unit attached4654.1%
- 2–4 units1,76515.6%
- 5–49 units2,63923.3%
- 50+ units1,84616.3%
- Mobile1171.0%
2–4 unit share 15.6% · 5–49 unit share 23.3% · combined 2–49 38.8%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $868 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $788.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 57.8%; ≥50% 27.2%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,320 (1.521× ACS median gross rent).
Population
20,258 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: +1.7%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 6 projects, 345 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 6 properties, 84 assisted units.
- HCV household counts (Picture of Subsidized Households) are not on this page yet.
New apartment permits
About 888 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 87102 64.5% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 10.7%; ACS median gross rent is $868; population increased +1.7% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 1,765 units in 2–4-unit structures and 2,639 units in 5–49-unit structures; 6 LIHTC projects totaling 345 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,320 versus ACS median gross rent of $868. 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 87102 is a Census / HUD profile for Albuquerque, NM. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 87102 — Albuquerque, 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 87102?
ZIP 87102 (Albuquerque, NM MSA) has 20,258 residents, 10,136 households, a renter share of 64.5%, median household income of $37,276, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $868. Vacancy is 10.7%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 87102?
ACS counts 723 units in 2-unit buildings, 1,042 in 3–4 unit buildings, 825 in 5–9, 928 in 10–19, and 886 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 4,404 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 87102?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,320. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 87102 — Albuquerque, NM HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this New Mexico ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 87102 is Census / HUD research for Albuquerque, NM MSA. 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.