Housing market/New Mexico/ZIP 87544
ZIP 87544 Los Alamos County, New Mexico
Los Alamos 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 87544 · NM
ACS rent vs 2BR SAFMR
ZIP 87544 — Los Alamos, 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 87544
- 1-unit detached3,21350.5%
- 1-unit attached74811.7%
- 2–4 units6149.6%
- 5–49 units1,14418.0%
- 50+ units1552.4%
- Mobile4947.8%
2–4 unit share 9.6% · 5–49 unit share 17.9% · combined 2–49 27.6%.
Units by bedrooms
Rent burden
- ACS median gross rent $1,305 (all bedrooms, occupied rentals).
- Median contract rent $1,158.
- Renters paying ≥30% of income 22.7%; ≥50% 5.2%.
- FY2027 2BR SAFMR $1,860 (1.425× ACS median gross rent).
Population
13,806 residents · ACS 2023
Change versus the 2018 ACS 5-year estimate: -24.8%.
ACS 5-year estimates lag current construction. This is not a forecast.
Assisted inventory
- LIHTC: 3 projects, 128 units.
- HUD project-based assisted MF: 1 properties, 8 assisted units.
- 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 87544 33.7% of occupied households are renters; vacancy is 3.3%; ACS median gross rent is $1,305; population changed -24.8% between the 2018 and 2023 ACS vintages; the housing stock includes 614 units in 2–4-unit structures and 1,144 units in 5–49-unit structures; 3 LIHTC projects totaling 128 units; FY2027 2BR SAFMR is $1,860 versus ACS median gross rent of $1,305. 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 87544 is a Census / HUD profile for Los Alamos County, NM. Not a listing page. Brokerage is Georgia; out-of-state work is referral.
ZIP 87544 — Los Alamos, 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 87544?
ZIP 87544 (Los Alamos County, NM) has 13,806 residents, 6,171 households, a renter share of 33.7%, median household income of $135,108, and ACS 2023 median gross rent of $1,305. Vacancy is 3.3%. These are ZCTA estimates, not a property rent roll.
How much small multifamily housing is in 87544?
ACS counts 171 units in 2-unit buildings, 443 in 3–4 unit buildings, 322 in 5–9, 305 in 10–19, and 517 in 20–49. Combined 2–49 unit stock is 1,758 units. This is occupied-and-vacant stock, not listings for sale.
What is the Section 8 rent in 87544?
The Housing Choice Voucher benchmark is the FY2027 Small Area FMR. 2-bedroom SAFMR is $1,860. See the full schedule and 90–110% payment-standard band on the ZIP 87544 — Los Alamos, NM HUD Section 8 Payment Standards / SAFMR.
Does this New Mexico ZIP profile include Georgia listings?
No. ZIP 87544 is Census / HUD research for Los Alamos 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.