Bedroom count
Property type
Last updated on November 2, 2026
Last updated on November 2, 2026
Bedroom count
Property type
Median rent in Portales
$1,020/mo
vs previous year
The average rent in Portales is $1,020 per month as of October 2026. This is 46% below the national average rent, or $880 less per month.
average price per square foot
Available rentals in Portales
31
for rent on Zumper.com as of October 2026
Share of Portales rentals at each price point
Average rent prices in Portales have increased by 32% since last year. At this time, we don't have enough information to generate yearly trends. Please see below for more rent price details.
Rent prices on this page are calculated on a rolling 30-day basis and updated daily.
Rent prices in Portales vary by bedroom size, rental type, and neighborhood. The average rent for an apartment in Portales is $700, whereas a house costs $1,235. 1-bedroom apartments in Portales run $697 on average, while 2-bedroom apartments are $700.
Listings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 bedroom | $697 | - | 12% | |
2 bedroom | $787 | - | 13% | |
3 bedroom | $1,650 | - | 6% | |
4 bedroom | $1,225 | - | - |
At this time, we don't have enough active inventory for all rentals to generate data. Please check back soon to see neighborhood rent prices in Eastern New Mexico University, NM.
Listings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apartments | $700 | - | 7% | |
Houses | $1,235 | - | 33% |
1 bedroom
Average rent
$697
Last year
12%
2 bedroom
Average rent
$787
Last year
13%
3 bedroom
Average rent
$1,650
Last year
6%
4 bedroom
Average rent
$1,225
At this time, we don't have enough active inventory for all rentals to generate data. Please check back soon to see neighborhood rent prices in Eastern New Mexico University, NM.
Apartments
Average rent
$700
Last year
7%
Houses
Average rent
$1,235
Last year
33%
The table above reflects average rent prices in Eastern New Mexico University, NM, broken down by the number of bedrooms, neighborhoods, and property types. The availability of data for each category is dependent on market inventory and will adjust depending on your selected filters.
Are you interested in licensing our current and historical rental real estate data, or do you have custom data requests? Contact datalicensing@zumper.com.
Quick answers to common questions about the Portales rental market.
The average rent in Portales is $1,020 per month as of October 31, 2026.
Average rent prices in Portales have increased by 32% since last year.
Rent in Portales is 46% below the national average, which means renters are paying approximately $880 less per month.
To comfortably afford rent in Portales, you'd need to earn approximately $41,000/year, based on spending no more than 30% of your income on rent.
Rent prices are based on Zumper's rental listings from the past 30 days. Median rent is calculated across all available listings and property types on the platform. If you filter the page by bedroom count or property type, the pricing throughout the page will update automatically to reflect that segment of the rental market.
Household and population data come from the U.S. Census Bureau. Cost-of-living data is sourced from the Council for Community and Economic Research's Cost of Living Index (COLI).