Chaves County, New Mexico Land Market Insights and Pricing

Chaves County is set in a largely underpopulated, agricultural area of New Mexico. At 6,076 square miles, the county is the state's ninth-largest county and comprises some 5 percent of the Enchantment State's total land area. Chaves is centered around the county seat of Roswell, famously known for a 1947 UFO sighting and the reported military cover-up of the alien flying-saucer's crash landing during a storm. A total of approximately 100,000 acres were listed for sale in Chaves County, New Mexico, recently, representing a combined $55 million in Chaves County farms, ranches, and rural real estate for sale. Chaves County ranks 19th in the Land of Enchantment for the total number of acres of land currently advertised for sale. Of all farms, ranches, and rural real estate for sale in Chaves County, Roswell had the most land for sale. Chaves County is one of the ten largest counties in New Mexico (6,075 square miles). It's located in the Southeast New Mexico region of New Mexico.