Best and Cheapest Home Insurance in New Mexico

Home insurance in New Mexico costs an average of $1,338 per year. However, cost is only one of the major factors to determine which company may be the best for you. We collected thousands of quotes across hundreds of ZIP codes from New Mexico's top home insurance companies to help you compare in terms of cost, reliability, coverage and customer service.

Best cheap home insurance in New Mexico

Cheapest home insurance rates in New Mexico

Allstate also has affordable policies for 26% less than the average in the state.

The average annual rate for home insurance is $1,338 per year in New Mexico. Rates in New Mexico are overall 12% cheaper than the national average of $1,516.

Best for most people in New Mexico: Farmers

Farmers offers the cheapest home insurance in New Mexico at $891 per year, which is 33% below the state average. In addition to cheap rates, Farmers has a range of policies, great service and online tools.

Farmers has many discounts that you can qualify for, such as the new home discount for any home built less than 14 years ago. Farmers also offers the standard discounts you'd expect, such as discounts for paying on time, paying online and bundling.

Farmers has one of the best customer satisfaction scores in the state, receiving just under half of the complaints an average company its size does. With the convenience that comes with an easy-to-use mobile app and online quotes and claims, Farmers is a great option for most homeowners in New Mexico.

However, while Farmers does offer three tiers of coverage to help you customize your policy, you'll only have a few add ons to choose from, including contents replacement cost coverage and eco-rebuild coverage. If you're looking for a highly customizable policy, Farmers might not be the best company for you.

Best customer service: State Farm

State Farm has the highest overall customer support rating in New Mexico due to personalized service and easy-to-use online tools. They have excellent J.D. Power ratings for customer satisfaction, and they receive one-quarter fewer complaints than the average company their size.

State Farm offers home insurance at $1,096 per year on average. That's $200 more expensive than the cheapest company but still 19% cheaper than the state average. However, if you value excellent customer service and solid online tools, State Farm might be the best company for you.

State Farm has standard coverage like property coverage and personal liability, but you can only get limited add-ons for customizing your policy, such as cost replacement coverage. Along with limited coverage customization, State Farm does not offer many unique discounts, though you'll still find standard discounts like bundling and home security.

Best home insurance for bundling: Allstate

Allstate offers the best bundling discount for home insurance in New Mexico. Allstate home insurance costs an average of $984 per year, 26% below the state average.

You can also potentially get a 25% discount on home insurance from Allstate for bundling your home and car insurance. That's almost double the average discount we found, with the next highest being a 17% discount from State Farm.

Allstate offers a convenient online experience for fast quotes, claims and bill payments.

Allstate has both good standard coverage and plenty of coverage customization options. You can get anything from flood and earthquake insurance to coverage for musical instruments or sports equipment. You can also bundle home with many types of insurance, including landlord, motorcycle, motorhome and boat insurance.

While Allstate has around 60% fewer complaints on average than similar companies, Allstate doesn't have the best customer support scores in the state.

New Mexico home insurance rates by city

Home insurance in Albuquerque, the largest city in New Mexico, costs $1,045 on average, 22% more than the state average. The second-largest city is Las Cruces, where rates average $784, which is 44% cheaper than average.

Best home insurance companies in New Mexico

Farmers also received high support scores with its convenient online experience.

Common home insurance perils in New Mexico: wildfires and flooding

Homes in New Mexico are at the greatest risk from wildfires and flooding. While some of the damage from these perils is covered by your insurance, you may need to get additional coverage to fully protect your home.

Wildfires

Wildfires are especially common in the more mountainous areas of New Mexico, which are more forested. Fortunately, this kind of damage is almost always covered by homeowners insurance. Fire is one of the named perils included in even the most basic home insurance.

Flooding

Floods are not common in New Mexico, but they can be a risk during major storms. Unfortunately, flooding is almost never covered by home insurance policies. You can buy a separate flood insurance policy from the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) or a policy through a private insurer to cover damage from flooding.

Frequently asked questions

Methodology

To find the best home insurers in New Mexico, we collected quotes from the top home insurance companies in the state across every ZIP code.

We compared the quotes for a home built in 1983 worth $171,400, which is the median age and price of an owner-occupied home in New Mexico, according to the latest U.S. Census data.

ValuePenguin's analysis used insurance rate data from Quadrant Information Services. Quadrant's rates were publicly sourced from insurer filings and should only be used for comparative purposes as your own quotes may be different.

Home insurance ratings are based on a combination of complaint data from the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC), the J.D. Power customer satisfaction survey and ValuePenguin's own editorial ratings.