New Mexico: Attic Insulation Payback by County

New Mexico: 32 counties covered

New Mexico spans DOE climate zones 3, 4, 5. Across its 32 counties tracked here, an uninsulated attic saves an estimated $1,423/year on average once topped up to the recommended R-value — actual savings depend on each county's own heating and cooling degree days, shown below.

• Rio Arriba County — zone 5, ~$2,032/yr
• Taos County — zone 5, ~$1,995/yr
• McKinley County — zone 5, ~$1,880/yr
• Otero County — zone 3, ~$1,867/yr
• Colfax County — zone 5, ~$1,719/yr
• Los Alamos County — zone 5, ~$1,649/yr
• Santa Fe County — zone 5, ~$1,588/yr
• San Miguel County — zone 5, ~$1,579/yr
• Mora County — zone 5, ~$1,577/yr
• San Juan County — zone 5, ~$1,569/yr
• Torrance County — zone 5, ~$1,553/yr
• Cibola County — zone 4, ~$1,542/yr
• Union County — zone 4, ~$1,532/yr
• Sandoval County — zone 5, ~$1,496/yr
• Harding County — zone 5, ~$1,422/yr
• Valencia County — zone 4, ~$1,369/yr
• Catron County — zone 5, ~$1,352/yr
• Curry County — zone 4, ~$1,325/yr
• Bernalillo County — zone 4, ~$1,308/yr
• Lincoln County — zone 4, ~$1,301/yr
• Quay County — zone 4, ~$1,295/yr
• Grant County — zone 4, ~$1,284/yr
• De Baca County — zone 4, ~$1,239/yr
• Socorro County — zone 4, ~$1,239/yr
• Roosevelt County — zone 4, ~$1,198/yr
• Guadalupe County — zone 4, ~$1,188/yr
• Chaves County — zone 3, ~$1,119/yr
• Eddy County — zone 3, ~$1,098/yr
• Sierra County — zone 4, ~$1,097/yr
• Luna County — zone 3, ~$1,060/yr
• Lea County — zone 3, ~$1,031/yr
• Hidalgo County — zone 3, ~$1,027/yr