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New Mexico state guide
Compare large New Mexico cities by 2025 Census population, young-grad fit, BLS state unemployment, schooling access, cost pressure, commute, and safety-check notes. The current New Mexico subset includes 35 West city pages with a combined 2025 population estimate of 1,363,121.
What the current New Mexico catalog shows
Los Lunas, New Mexico has the strongest verified population-growth signal in this New Mexico subset at +18.29% since the 2020 estimates base. Corrales, New Mexico has the lowest ACS rent-to-income baseline among the matched catalog cities at 13.4%. These figures describe the WhereToLive.us city subset, not a statewide average.
Median of matched city ACS gross-rent estimates; not a statewide rent.
Median of matched city ACS household-income estimates; not a statewide income.
Median of matched city ACS owner-occupied home values.
Rio Rancho, New Mexico leads this subset at 75/100.
Median of matched city approximate ACS commute estimates.
| City | Catalog | Grad fit | Median rent | Median income | 2025 population | City unemployment | Growth | Jobs | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque, New Mexico | #32 | 64/100 | $1,145 | $68,317 | 556,588 | 5.4% | -1.39% | competitive | rent watch |
| Las Cruces, New Mexico | New Mexico coverage | 67/100 | $974 | $55,422 | 116,978 | 7.0% | +5.01% | competitive | rent watch |
| Rio Rancho, New Mexico | New Mexico coverage | 75/100 | $1,514 | $89,596 | 114,419 | 4.6% | +9.94% | competitive | rent watch |
| Santa Fe, New Mexico | New Mexico coverage | 62/100 | $1,463 | $73,482 | 89,837 | 5.1% | +2.66% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Roswell, New Mexico | New Mexico coverage | 55/100 | $876 | $51,583 | 46,878 | 5.0% | -3.23% | competitive | rent watch |
| Farmington, New Mexico | New Mexico coverage | 58/100 | $1,037 | $68,784 | 46,055 | 3.9% | -1.18% | competitive | rent watch |
| Hobbs, New Mexico | New Mexico coverage | 59/100 | $1,112 | $64,021 | 40,863 | 6.3% | +0.85% | competitive | rent watch |
| Clovis, New Mexico | New Mexico coverage | 55/100 | $988 | $54,820 | 37,127 | 8.8% | -3.60% | competitive | rent watch |
| Carlsbad, New Mexico | New Mexico coverage | 59/100 | $1,236 | $72,306 | 32,524 | 5.2% | +1.07% | competitive | rent watch |
| Alamogordo, New Mexico | New Mexico coverage | 63/100 | $902 | $55,952 | 31,906 | 7.5% | +3.18% | competitive | rent watch |
| Los Lunas, New Mexico | 2025 population #1898 | 72/100 | $1,110 | $62,330 | 20,572 | 4.9% | +18.29% | competitive | rent watch |
| Gallup, New Mexico | 2025 population #1948 | 51/100 | $927 | $58,303 | 19,969 | 5.7% | -8.82% | competitive | rent watch |
| Sunland Park, New Mexico | 2025 population #2086 | 73/100 | $920 | $62,814 | 18,268 | 4.6% | +9.32% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Deming, New Mexico | 2025 population #2410 | 57/100 | $586 | $34,165 | 14,944 | 2.7% | -1.49% | competitive | rent watch |
| Artesia, New Mexico | 2025 population #2715 | 58/100 | $1,288 | $74,915 | 12,735 | 5.9% | -1.13% | competitive | rent watch |
| Las Vegas, New Mexico | 2025 population #2740 | 56/100 | $792 | $45,125 | 12,574 | 4.8% | -4.84% | competitive | rent watch |
| Portales, New Mexico | 2025 population #2875 | 55/100 | $903 | $50,555 | 11,734 | 7.4% | -3.37% | competitive | rent watch |
| Lovington, New Mexico | 2025 population #2898 | 59/100 | $1,014 | $68,821 | 11,620 | 7.3% | -0.33% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Espanola, New Mexico | 2025 population #3115 | 55/100 | $829 | $47,667 | 10,458 | 4.4% | -0.68% | competitive | rent watch |
| Silver City, New Mexico | 2025 population #3385 | 53/100 | $866 | $38,711 | 9,284 | 13.1% | -4.43% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Bernalillo, New Mexico | 2025 population #3423 | 61/100 | $902 | $63,880 | 9,159 | 6.9% | +1.88% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Grants, New Mexico | 2025 population #3478 | 58/100 | $783 | $47,183 | 8,933 | 6.0% | -1.22% | competitive | rent watch |
| Anthony, New Mexico | 2025 population #3488 | 63/100 | $561 | $38,132 | 8,900 | 11.6% | +2.13% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Corrales, New Mexico | 2025 population #3604 | 65/100 | $1,143 | $102,307 | 8,484 | 6.3% | +0.06% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Socorro, New Mexico | 2025 population #3669 | 53/100 | $711 | $39,375 | 8,261 | 2.1% | -5.06% | competitive | rent watch |
| Belen, New Mexico | 2025 population #3873 | 58/100 | $916 | $42,627 | 7,589 | 8.0% | +3.43% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Ruidoso, New Mexico | 2025 population #3878 | 60/100 | $944 | $52,736 | 7,580 | 3.3% | -1.26% | competitive | rent watch |
| Bloomfield, New Mexico | 2025 population #3957 | 55/100 | $984 | $48,472 | 7,335 | 5.7% | -1.28% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Taos, New Mexico | 2025 population #4234 | 57/100 | $883 | $47,304 | 6,526 | 10.6% | -0.55% | competitive | rent watch |
| Edgewood, New Mexico | 2025 population #4361 | 61/100 | $1,114 | $84,761 | 6,157 | 5.1% | -0.36% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Aztec, New Mexico | 2025 population #4383 | 57/100 | $629 | $41,977 | 6,091 | 4.5% | -1.90% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Raton, New Mexico | 2025 population #4439 | 59/100 | $741 | $52,641 | 5,952 | 1.8% | -1.55% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Truth or Consequences, New Mexico | 2025 population #4441 | 54/100 | $714 | $33,788 | 5,949 | 1.6% | -1.70% | competitive | rent stretched |
| Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, New Mexico | 2025 population #4519 | 64/100 | $1,061 | $72,992 | 5,790 | 0.8% | -1.55% | competitive | rent-friendly |
| Tucumcari, New Mexico | 2025 population #4848 | 52/100 | $704 | $31,844 | 5,082 | 11.2% | -3.79% | competitive | rent stretched |