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Cheapest ZIPs in Lea County, NM

No ZIP in Lea County, NMclears the HavenScore: 60 quality floor this month — in high-cost counties, low prices and strong scores rarely overlap. Below is the affordable end anyway: the county’s most affordable scored ZIPs, ranked by median home value with each ZIP’s score shown. Refreshed October 2026.

  1. 1
    88252
    Jal, NM
    $151,071
    HavenScore: 54
  2. 2
    88267
    Tatum, NM
    $151,089
    HavenScore: 58
  3. 3
    88231
    Eunice, NM
    $162,335
    HavenScore: 59
  4. 4
    88260
    Lovington, NM
    $196,763
    HavenScore: 55
  5. 5
    88240
    Hobbs, NM
    $200,109
    HavenScore: 59
  6. 6
    88242
    Hobbs, NM
    $296,435
    HavenScore: 55

Lea County against New Mexico

The middle scored ZIP in each: 6 ZIPs in Lea County, 148 in New Mexico. HavenScore, scored October 1, 2026. Typical home value: Zillow, August 2026.

FigureLea CountyNew Mexico
Typical home value, Zillow$180K$285K
HavenScore5745

Every scored ZIP in Lea County, NM

All 6 scored ZIPs, A to Z by city. The list above ranks only the cheapest. HavenScore, scored October 1, 2026. Typical home value: Zillow, August 2026.

Each row: ZIP, city, HavenScore (0–100), typical home value (Zillow).

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Frequently asked questions

Why doesn't this list use the usual quality floor?
Cheapest-ZIPs lists normally include only ZIPs with HavenScore: 60 or above. No ZIP in Lea County, NM clears that floor this month, so this page shows the county's most affordable scored ZIPs instead — with each ZIP's HavenScore shown, so the trade-off stays visible.
How is "most affordable" measured here?
ZIPs are ranked by median home value from lowest to highest across every scored ZIP in Lea County, NM. Because no ZIP clears the quality floor this month, no score filter is applied to this list.
How often is this list updated?
This page refreshes monthly when our pipeline ingests new data from Zillow, Realtor, Redfin, and Census.