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Torrance County, New Mexico · near Moriarty · APN 1057053021121000000: Two Lots, One Deed, and a Power Pole 800 Feet Away

Domingo Drive, Moriarty, NM 87035

Two platted lots on one deed, two acres together, on the open plains of the Estancia Valley just south of Interstate 40, with dirt road along the west and south sides and the nearest power pole about 800 feet off. Torrance County allows one site-built, modular, or newer manufactured home per lot, and there's no HOA. If Albuquerque rent has you doing math at the kitchen table, this is two acres an hour east where the math works and the power is close.

Two Acres, a Shop, and Room for the Goats

The manufactured home was never the hard part. The hard part was finding a lot you could own that had room for the shop, a run for a couple of animals, and power close enough not to bankrupt the hookup. An hour east of Albuquerque, this is that lot, twice.

Two platted lots on one deed, two acres of open high plains with dirt road along two sides, so the truck gets to wherever the home goes. Set the house on one lot and the shop on the other, run a fence for the goats or a horse (the county allows animals, within limits), and put the porch toward the Manzanos across the valley. The nearest power pole is 800 feet off, which puts a grid tie within reach instead of within dreams.

You're just south of Interstate 40 near Moriarty, an hour from Albuquerque and about the same from Santa Fe. The Estancia Valley was pinto bean country for the first half of the last century, enough that Moriarty still throws a Pinto Bean Fiesta every fall, and the same flat, open ground that grew beans is what makes a homesite easy here.

The trade is the county's line on campers: no living in an RV, even while you build, so the plan has to be a house from the start (which is a discipline, but the kind that ends with a house).

Two acres is not a ranch. It's the exact amount of ground where nobody tells you where to park the trailer.

  • Two platted lots on one deed, two acres to lay out your way
  • Nearest power pole about 800 feet off, grid tie in reach
  • Dirt road along two sides, so the home goes where you want it
  • About an hour east of Albuquerque on I-40, Santa Fe about the same
  • Walmart in Edgewood about twenty-five minutes west
  • No HOA and no county clock on when you build
  • Site-built, modular, or newer manufactured home welcome
  • Animals allowed within county limits, room for a run
  • Manzano Mountains across the valley, big plains sky overhead
  • Very low annual property taxes carry it until you're ready

Is this your kind of land

Who this parcel suits

Good fit for

A homestead with room to build a house, tiny home, or off-grid cabin on flat, deed-simple land near power in rural New Mexico.

Not a fit for

Not a fit for mobile homes, RV living during or after construction, or buyers wanting to camp here while building. This parcel requires a permanent structure.

On the ground

Where it sits

The red outline on the map is approximate. It is drawn from county records to show roughly where the lot sits, not a surveyed boundary.

35.015396, -105.890524
Center coordinate · drive out on weak signal
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The four corner coordinates
NW35.0157, -105.8910
NE35.0157, -105.8900
SW35.0151, -105.8910
SE35.0151, -105.8900

Corner coordinates are approximate. Verify against the recorded plat before relying on them.

The record

The facts, every one of them

Acreage
2 acres
Lot dimensions
286 × 227 ft
Subdivision
None
Zoning
Pre-platted Lands
Utilities
No service on the lot. Power is reported at the road.
Terrain
Flat
Elevation
6,323 ft
Access †
There is a dirt road on the Western and Southern portion of the lot.
Flood zone
Not mapped by FEMA for this area
Wetlands
None mapped in the national wetlands inventory
Cell signal
Not confirmed. Plan for none.
Annual taxes
About $16.49 a year
HOA / POA
None

† From county maps and records. Check with the county, or ask your Land Specialist what we have on file.

Dig deeper

Zoning & building rules: see What’s allowed here
Water & septic detail

Water: On-site: None. Options: Well or Haul. Would be a well, water haul and holding tank or other similar option

Sewer / septic: On-site: None. Options: Septic.

What’s allowed, and what it’s for

This one is a homestead first.

Pre-platted Lands is the county zone for old subdivisions like Estancia Ranchettes, and it allows one dwelling per lot: a site-built house, a modular, or a manufactured home built after June 1976, each on a county development permit followed by the state building permit. This deed carries two platted lots, so there is room for the home on one and a shop or a second permitted dwelling on the other, with animals allowed within county limits. The nearest power pole sits about 800 feet off, close enough to price a grid tie against solar; water is a state-permitted well or hauled water in an engineered tank, and sewer is a septic system through the state. Torrance County bars living in an RV anywhere outside a licensed park, construction included, so plan on building a house rather than camping toward one.

A plain-language summary of how Torrance County's Pre-platted Lands zone reads, current to October 2026. It is not a determination of what you may do here, and it is not legal or land-use advice.

Yes, you can build a home here under Torrance County's Pre-platted Lands zoning, with no time limit to start and a power pole about 800 feet away.
Living in an RV is not allowed, even during construction, and hunting and farming are off the table in this residential subdivision.
Homes and dwellings
With permit
Living on the land
Not allowed
Off-grid and utilities
With permit

Torrance County decides what is allowed, not us. Confirm current rules with Planning & Zoning before you buy.

Call (505) 544-4390
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Homes and dwellings
Build a house
With permit
One home per lot. A county development permit comes first, then the state issues the building permit.
Modular home
With permit
Allowed and treated as a dwelling. Same development permit and same state building permit as a house.
Manufactured home
With permit
Allowed if built after June 1976. A mobile home development permit is required before it is placed.
Mobile home
Not allowed
Nothing built before June 1976 may be installed anywhere in the county. The ban has no exceptions.
Tiny home
With permit
Allowed on a foundation, and the county sets no minimum floor area. On wheels it counts as an RV.
Alternative structures
With permit
Sheds and barns are allowed, and one can go up before the house. They take the same setbacks as a home.
Living on the land
Tent camping
Ask the county
The ordinance is silent, with no day limit either way. The county decides this case by case.
Camp in RV
Not allowed
Full-time RV living is barred outside a licensed RV park. There is no permit and no day allowance.
RV while building
Not allowed
There is no construction exception. The ban on living in an RV is unqualified, even while you build.
Off-grid and utilities
Off-grid setup
With permit
Solar, a state-permitted well or hauled water, and NMED septic. Hauled water needs an engineered storage design.
Power nearby
Yes
Utility power near the parcel
Water
Well or Haul
On-site: None. Options: Well or Haul. Would be a well, water haul and holding tank or other similar option
Sewer
Septic
On-site: None. Options: Septic.
AllowedWith permitRestrictedNot allowedAsk the county
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What it costs

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Down payment$250
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$200/mo · 72 months
Note maintenance fee$12/mo
Property taxes, prorated$5/mo
Billed monthly$217
Total price$14,650

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Driving in

  1. Start in the nearest town
    Moriarty, Torrance County
  2. GPS to the parcel center
    35.015396, -105.890524
  3. Look for the road access
    Dirt road frontage · check the corners on the plat before you park

Before you leave town

  • Bring water and layers
    Cell service can drop past the nearest town. Plan for a round-trip without it.
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    Copy the four corner coordinates before you head out.

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