Ruidoso Downs is a city in Lincoln County, New Mexico, home to about 2,655 people across 3.8 square miles. Its ZIP code is 88346.
Homes sold for a median of $106 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Ruidoso Downs. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | El Paso International Airport (ELP)117 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Roswell Air Center Airport (ROW)58 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | El Paso, TX116 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ378 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Ruidoso Downs; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Ruidoso Downs had 2,620 residents in the 2020 census, up 44% since 2000.
It’s the 70th largest of 494 towns in New Mexico by population.
Lincoln County grew from 4,953 residents in 1900 to 20,269 in 2020.
Lincoln County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 21°F. About 22 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 26 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ruidoso, NM weather station (7 miles away).
5,538 jobs at 695 businesses in Lincoln County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Ruidoso Downs.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
|---|---|
| Pharmacies | 1 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Grocery stores
Museums
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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