Rio Arriba County is unique in that a very large percentage (81.6%) of homes are owned and occupied in comparison to the average for the State of New Mexico (70%). Overall, only 18.4% of Rio Arriba County’s housing units are rented as opposed to 30% of New Mexico housing units overall. These figures reinforce the County’s family-orientation and the historic
ties that residents maintain to the area.
Goal 1: Promote site-built, higher residential density and infill developments in areas where adequate infrastructure exists or will be provided.
ties that residents maintain to the area.
Goal 1: Promote site-built, higher residential density and infill developments in areas where adequate infrastructure exists or will be provided.
Goal 2: Provide incentives and education for affordable home ownership.Rio Arriba is also notable for its high percentage of mobile homes. At 37% of all homes, the County has almost twice as many mobile homes, per capita, as the state. As neither the City of Española nor Rio Arriba County have adopted affordable housing ordinances, manufactured and mobile housing units currently serve as affordable housing alternatives for the region.
Goal 3: Provide incentives for the rehabilitation
of existing site-built residential structures.
Like many rural areas of the state, Rio Arriba County’s housing stock is old. Eleven percent of housing units were built before 1939, compared to 5.9% of housing units built during that period in New Mexico. In addition to having structural rehabilitation needs, older housing is also at higher risk for lead-based paint.
Goal 4: Encourage the use of sustainable development practices.
The County has more housing units that lack complete plumbing and kitchen facilities and telephone service than the state, and more residents use wood or bottled, tank or propane gas for their household heating needs.
Goal 5: Encourage a diversity of housing opportunities.
With a slightly larger household size than the state of 2.71 persons, Rio Arriba County actually experiences less overcrowding than New Mexico as a whole. Median home values for Rio Arriba are only slightly less than those for New Mexico, at $107,500 vs. $108,100.
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Goal 4: Encourage the use of sustainable development practices.
The County has more housing units that lack complete plumbing and kitchen facilities and telephone service than the state, and more residents use wood or bottled, tank or propane gas for their household heating needs.
Goal 5: Encourage a diversity of housing opportunities.
With a slightly larger household size than the state of 2.71 persons, Rio Arriba County actually experiences less overcrowding than New Mexico as a whole. Median home values for Rio Arriba are only slightly less than those for New Mexico, at $107,500 vs. $108,100.
Strategies
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