| Index | La Plata | New Mexico | National |
| Median home price | $156,100 | $161,600 | $184,700 |
| Median rent asked | $773 | $792 | $949 |
| Avg. people per household | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| Owner occupied households | 86.1% | 67.8% | 63.6% |
| Renter occupied households | 13.9% | 32.2% | 36.4% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Nenahnezad, NM | 470 | $70,400 | 62% |
| Upper Fruitland, NM | 1,601 | $78,800 | 57% |
| Bloomfield, NM | 7,791 | $147,300 | 20% |
| Spencerville, NM | 1,592 | $151,600 | 18% |
| Waterflow, NM | 1,552 | $157,500 | 15% |
| La Plata, NM | 2,078 | $156,100 | 15% |
| Population | Home Price | National Avg. | |
| Riverside, AL | 2,077 | $190,200 | 3% |
| Benavides, TX | 2,077 | $61,000 | 67% |
| Delcambre, LA | 2,079 | $87,300 | 53% |
| Alorton, IL | 2,077 | $45,000 | 76% |
| Fredonia, KS | 2,077 | $72,700 | 61% |
| La Plata, NM | 2,078 | $156,100 | 15% |
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