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New Mexico City Rankings

How cities and counties in New Mexico compare on income, housing, population growth, climate and natural hazard risk.

People & housing

Richest Cities in New Mexico

  1. 1. Los Alamos$141,018
  2. 2. Angel Fire$107,554
  3. 3. Corrales$102,307

Most Expensive Cities in New Mexico

  1. 1. Corrales$571,500
  2. 2. Angel Fire$546,800
  3. 3. Los Alamos$501,800

Most Affordable Cities in New Mexico

  1. 1. Truth or Consequences$124,600
  2. 2. Deming$127,400
  3. 3. Portales$133,400

Cities with the Highest Rent in New Mexico

  1. 1. Rio Rancho$1,514/mo
  2. 2. Santa Fe$1,463/mo
  3. 3. Los Alamos$1,359/mo

Most Educated Cities in New Mexico

  1. 1. Los Alamos69.8%
  2. 2. Corrales51.5%
  3. 3. Santa Fe47.8%

Cities with the Highest Poverty Rate in New Mexico

  1. 1. Socorro32.6%
  2. 2. Las Vegas32%
  3. 3. Truth or Consequences31.7%

Most Densely Populated Cities in New Mexico

  1. 1. Albuquerque3,002
  2. 2. Bernalillo1,740
  3. 3. Santa Fe1,704

Largest Cities in New Mexico by Population

  1. 1. Albuquerque562,218
  2. 2. Las Cruces114,197
  3. 3. Rio Rancho108,515

Youngest Cities in New Mexico

  1. 1. Portales27.1 years
  2. 2. Socorro29.6 years
  3. 3. Bloomfield30.1 years

Oldest Cities in New Mexico by Median Age

  1. 1. Angel Fire57.8 years
  2. 2. Corrales57.8 years
  3. 3. Taos53.7 years

Population growth

Fastest-Growing Cities in New Mexico

  1. 1. Los Lunas+14.6%
  2. 2. Sunland Park+8.8%
  3. 3. Rio Rancho+8.1%

Fastest-Shrinking Cities in New Mexico

  1. 1. Gallup-7.1%
  2. 2. Socorro-4.1%
  3. 3. Las Vegas-3.8%

Fastest-Growing Cities in New Mexico Since 2010

  1. 1. Santa Fe+28.8%
  2. 2. Carlsbad+23.3%
  3. 3. Rio Rancho+18.9%

Climate

Warmest Cities in New Mexico

  1. 1. Carlsbad64.4°F
  2. 2. Las Cruces63.3°F
  3. 3. Alamogordo63.2°F

Coldest Cities in New Mexico

  1. 1. Angel Fire41.5°F
  2. 2. Taos48.3°F
  3. 3. Raton48.5°F

Snowiest Cities in New Mexico

  1. 1. Angel Fire124.0 in
  2. 2. Los Alamos42.1 in
  3. 3. Taos28.4 in

Wettest Cities in New Mexico

  1. 1. Ruidoso22.0 in
  2. 2. Angel Fire20.9 in
  3. 3. Clovis20.1 in

Driest Cities in New Mexico

  1. 1. Farmington7.8 in
  2. 2. Bloomfield8.1 in
  3. 3. Albuquerque8.8 in

Natural hazards

Counties with the Highest Natural Hazard Risk in New Mexico

  1. 1. Doña Ana County96.1
  2. 2. Bernalillo County94.4
  3. 3. San Juan County88.3

Counties with the Lowest Natural Hazard Risk in New Mexico

  1. 1. Harding County0.4
  2. 2. Los Alamos County3.6
  3. 3. De Baca County4.1

Counties with the Highest Expected Annual Loss from Natural Hazards in New Mexico

  1. 1. Doña Ana County$163.6M
  2. 2. Bernalillo County$153.9M
  3. 3. Chaves County$50.6M

Environment

Counties with the Highest Radon Potential in New Mexico

  1. 1. Catron County2
  2. 2. Chaves County2
  3. 3. Cibola County2

Counties with the Worst Air Quality in New Mexico

  1. 1. Bernalillo County61
  2. 2. Eddy County49
  3. 3. San Juan County48

Counties with the Cleanest Air in New Mexico

  1. 1. Los Alamos County14
  2. 2. Lincoln County16
  3. 3. Socorro County16

Counties in the Worst Drought in New Mexico

  1. 1. Harding County367.6
  2. 2. Colfax County366.2
  3. 3. Torrance County358.8

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau (American Community Survey, 2010 Census, Population Estimates Program), NOAA 1991-2020 U.S. Climate Normals and FEMA National Risk Index.