ZIP 87110
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
What the numbers show
April. Asking rents in ZIP 87110 usually run 0.9% below trend in April and 1% above it in August, about $27 a month apart at today's median. Based on 9 years of data.
Rent in ZIP 87110 is 1.3% below its high of $1,453 in November 2025, at $1,434 as of September 2026.
Rent in ZIP 87110 changed -0.5% over the year to September 2026. Across the 32 New Mexico ZIP codes Zillow tracks, the typical change was +3.2%.
From 2019 to 2024, rent in ZIP 87110 rose 53.1% while median household income rose 24.2% ($52,233 to $64,892). Rent outpaced income.
Rent in ZIP 87110 is 53.7% higher than in March 2020. Across the US, rent is up 37.3% over the same stretch.
Rent rose in 6 of the last 12 months.
30% of the median household income ($64,892) is $1,622 a month. That covers HUD's Fair Market Rent for up to a 2-bedroom ($1,560); a 3-bedroom is $2,170.
9th cheapest of 16 ZIP codes in Albuquerque.
ZIP 87108, 2 miles away, rents for 33% less ($962/mo), about $5,700 a year in savings.
From Zillow's monthly rent index (ZORI) for ZIP 87110. The seasonal pattern compares Zillow’s seasonally adjusted and unadjusted series. Income is the Census median household income (5-year estimates). Fair Market Rents are HUD’s, which include utilities.
Who lives here
ZIP 87110 (Albuquerque, NM) is majority owner-occupied, has a median income below the national average, 38% of residents hold a bachelor's degree or higher.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2024 5-Year Estimates
How ZIP 87110 in Albuquerque, NM has changed in 5 years
Five years ago, renters in ZIP 87110 in Albuquerque, NM paid around $1,040 a month. That figure now sits near $1,434, up 37.9% from the 2021 baseline. On the earnings side, the typical household in ZIP 87110 in Albuquerque, NM now reports about $64,892, up from $56,247 in 2021. Because rent grew faster than wages over the same span, the affordability picture has tightened relative to 2021. Census counts show ZIP 87110 in Albuquerque, NM losing about 622 residents over the five-year window, down 1.5% on net. For context, the 2021 to 2026 window covers an unusually volatile run for US rents nationally, and ZIP 87110 in Albuquerque, NM reflects that arc in its own way.
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Last updated: October 17, 2026
ZIP code 87110 covers Albuquerque, NM. The median rent here is $1,434/mo as of October 2026. A 1-bedroom rents for a median of $1,260/mo. A 2-bedroom rents for a median of $1,560/mo.
At 27% of local median household income ($64,892/yr), ZIP 87110 ranks as affordable compared to the national benchmark of 30%. Rents have decreased 0.5% over the past year.
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At $1,434/mo, rent takes ~27% of ZIP 87110's median household income ($64,892/yr). The standard benchmark is 30%.
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