NM · Section 8 / HCV
Public Housing Authority records in New Mexico
HUD PIH directory records for 26 Public Housing Authorities in New Mexico, with reported HCV unit counts and contact details. A zero-unit record does not establish an active voucher program or waitlist.
- 26
- PHAs in state
- 15,993
- Authorized HCV units
- 1%
- of all U.S. PHAs
- 3,771
- Total HUD units
Need to narrow the directory first? Search and filter all New Mexico PHA records in the Finder. The Finder keeps the same HUD directory records while letting you set a reported-unit threshold; it does not show current availability or waitlists.
PHAs in New Mexico by HUD size band
Exclusive HUD PIH section8_size bands across all 26 agencies in this state, not a restatement of the top-12 chart below.
The largest voucher programs in New Mexico
Public Housing Authorities ranked by authorized Housing Choice Vouchers
- City of Albuquerque HA
City of Albuquerque Housing Authority
4,761 vouchers
- Bernalillo County Housing Department
Bernalillo County Housing Department
2,379 vouchers
- Eastern Regional HA
Eastern Regional Housing Authority
2,105 vouchers
- Mesilla Valley Public HA 1,676
Mesilla Valley Public Housing Authority
1,676 vouchers
- Santa Fe Civic HA 1,154
Santa Fe Civic Housing Authority
1,154 vouchers
- Western Regional HA 916
Western Regional Housing Authority
916 vouchers
- El Camino Real HA 640
El Camino Real Housing Authority
640 vouchers
- Clovis Housing and Redevelopment Agency, Inc. 613
Clovis Housing and Redevelopment Agency, Inc.
613 vouchers
- Northern Regional HA 569
Northern Regional Housing Authority
569 vouchers
- HA County of San Juan 387
Housing Authority of the County of San Juan
387 vouchers
- HA County of Santa Fe 330
Housing Authority of the County of Santa Fe
330 vouchers
- HA Truth or Consequences 193
Housing Authority of the City of Truth or Consequences
193 vouchers
According to HUD PIH's FY2025 PHA directory, New Mexico ranks #36 of 51 by PHA headcount (26 authorities) and #36 of 51 by authorized HCV (15,993 units). National dual: Texas is #1 of 51 states and DC by PHA headcount (379 authorities) at authorized-HCV rank 3 (183,544 units) ≠ California #1 by authorized HCV (369,815 units) at PHA-count rank 20 (96 authorities).
- 1% of all U.S. PHAs
- #36 of 51 PHA count
- #36 of 51 authorized HCV
- Cross-referenced with HUD FY2026 Payment Standards
What HUD's PIH Record for New Mexico Tells You
HUD's PIH directory lists comparatively few separately chartered PHAs for New Mexico - #36 of 51 states and DC by headcount, 26 records (1% of the U.S. total) - though those records still report 15,993 authorized Section 8 / HCV units combined. Across all HUD programs (public housing, HCV, and related subsidy streams) those same records report 3,771 total units. 11 of these records (42%) report zero authorized HCV units; that source field does not establish an active voucher program, a waitlist, or an application route.
Payment standards inside NM metros are set at 90–110% of HUD FY2026 Fair Market Rent, cross-referenced in our payment standards directory, so voucher value is metro-specific even within the same state. A city, county, regional, or statewide authority may share the state; the directory does not determine service-area eligibility, waitlist status, or whether an agency is accepting applications, use the source contact details to verify a specific agency's current programs. See the waitlist guide for general federal-program context and the portability guide for federal move rules.
PHAs in New Mexico
Sorted by reported authorized HCV units, highest first. Many regions carry multiple PHA records (a city PHA, a county PHA, and sometimes a regional authority) - check the source contact details before relying on any single record for a current program, service area, or waitlist.
Showing the top 24 of 26 HUD PHA records in New Mexico, ordered by reported authorized HCV units. A zero-unit record does not establish an active program or waitlist.
Browse all New Mexico PHA records in the filterable finder →Checking current program information in New Mexico
Contact the agency directly to confirm current availability. These guides cover the general federal process:
Nationwide states with similar PHA count or voucher inventory
Two cross-state peer sets for New Mexico, outside the alphabetically adjacent states below.
Similar PHA headcount
Nearest states by agency count (26 PHAs in NM).
- North Dakota · 26 PHAs
- Maine · 24 PHAs
- Rhode Island · 28 PHAs
- Arizona · 23 PHAs
Similar authorized HCV units
Nearest states by summed Section 8 inventory (15,993 units in NM).
- West Virginia · 16,463 HCV units
- District of Columbia · 16,823 HCV units
- Kansas · 14,928 HCV units
Higher-rent HUD FMR areas in New Mexico
These are the highest published FY2026 two-bedroom Fair Market Rents among HUD areas with a PlainVoucher detail page. They are reference amounts, not a local PHA payment-standard promise.
- Santa Fe, NM MSA · $1,685/mo for 2 BR
- Albuquerque, NM MSA · $1,464/mo for 2 BR
- Farmington, NM MSA · $1,085/mo for 2 BR
- Las Cruces, NM MSA · $1,042/mo for 2 BR
HUD FMR and local market-rent context in New Mexico
Every one of New Mexico's 4 tracked HUD FMR areas prices above the local market, each published two-bedroom FMR amount sat at least 10% over the 2019–2023 ACS two-bedroom median gross rent.
This is an area-level comparison of HUD FY2026 FMR and Census ACS rent data. It is not an individual PHA payment-standard, availability, eligibility, or waitlist result. Explore the metro comparisons →
Five-year HUD FMR change in New Mexico
HUD FMR rose at a more moderate pace across New Mexico's 30 tracked areas, among the smaller five-year moves in the corpus: the median published two-bedroom rent climbed 27.9%, from $787 in FY2021 to $1,006 in FY2026.
This is a historical HUD reference-rent trend across FMR areas, not a forecast or an individual PHA payment-standard, rent, availability, eligibility, or waitlist result. Check HUD's current FMR documentation →
Nearby states
New Mexico borders 4 other states in our directory, voucher portability lets a household move across any of these lines:
Source: HUD PIH Open Data (FY25). Payment standards: HUD USER FY2026 FMR. The PHA directory source was consolidated in April 2026. PlainVoucher is not affiliated with HUD, the State of New Mexico, or any local PHA. Verify with HUD →. See our methodology for how we compile this directory.
Disclaimer. This is general information about Section 8 / HCV administration in New Mexico. Waitlist status, eligibility, and local preferences are set by each PHA and change frequently. Always contact the specific PHA directly.
What to do with New Mexico's desk
New Mexico has 26 HUD PIH directory PHAs in this corpus - use the dual PHA-count vs authorized-HCV read before treating any single agency as the whole state.
- Browse the New Mexico PHA roster and open individual agency profiles. New Mexico PHAs
- Look up Fair Market Rent schedules for metros in this state. Payment standards
- Compare national PHA-count vs authorized-HCV dual rankings. Rankings
- Compare land-border neighbors such as Arizona. Arizona
State aggregates are directory facts from HUD PIH Open Data. Waitlist status, eligibility, and local preferences are set by each PHA and change frequently.