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Best Places to Live in New Mexico

592 cities ranked by livability score (crime + housing + schools + cost of living).

Best Places to Live in New Mexico (2026)

RankCityLivabilityPopulationCrime ScoreHousing ScoreMedian Price
#1Albuquerque, NM50765,36000$0
#2Las Cruces, NM50139,53000$0
#3Rio Rancho, NM50108,51500$0
#4Santa Fe, NM50100,26400$0
#5Roswell, NM5047,63800$0
#6Farmington, NM5046,31400$0
#7Hobbs, NM5040,25200$0
#8Clovis, NM5037,94200$0
#9South Valley, NM5037,12000$0
#10Carlsbad, NM5031,74600$0
#11Alamogordo, NM5031,30700$0
#12Gallup, NM5021,02300$0
#13Espanola, NM5018,94800$0
#14Los Lunas, NM5018,61800$0
#15Chaparral, NM5018,18600$0
#16Sunland Park, NM5017,46300$0
#17Deming, NM5015,22100$0
#18Los Alamos, NM5013,31700$0
#19Las Vegas, NM5013,00000$0
#20Artesia, NM5012,57600$0
#21Portales, NM5011,96800$0
#22Lovington, NM5011,49800$0
#23Española, NM5010,47300$0
#24North Valley, NM5010,45500$0
#25Silver City, NM509,53600$0
#26Bernalillo, NM509,08600$0
#27Grants, NM508,95100$0
#28Anthony, NM508,76700$0
#29Corrales, NM508,55500$0
#30Socorro, NM508,48100$0
#31Ruidoso, NM507,69900$0
#32Shiprock, NM507,61000$0
#33Belen, NM507,45000$0
#34Bloomfield, NM507,39500$0
#35Zuni, NM507,14400$0
#36Taos, NM506,45800$0
#37Truth Or Consequences, NM506,37800$0
#38Aztec, NM506,15000$0
#39Edgewood, NM506,12400$0
#40Santa Teresa, NM506,04100$0
#41North Hobbs, NM506,03400$0
#42Raton, NM506,02600$0
#43Truth or Consequences, NM506,01900$0
#44Zuni Pueblo, NM505,86400$0
#45Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM505,85700$0
#46White Rock, NM505,71600$0
#47Eldorado at Santa Fe, NM505,61900$0
#48El Cerro Mission, NM505,32300$0
#49Tucumcari, NM505,16000$0
#50Rio Communities, NM504,92500$0
#51Ranchos De Taos, NM504,90400$0
#52Los Chaves, NM504,83800$0
#53Crouch Mesa, NM504,81200$0
#54Paradise Hills, NM504,59100$0
#55El Prado, NM504,53800$0
#56Yatahey, NM504,48100$0
#57Holloman AFB, NM504,43300$0
#58Holloman Air Force Base, NM504,43300$0
#59Lee Acres, NM504,27200$0
#60Meadow Lake, NM504,25900$0
#61Placitas, NM504,22300$0
#62Bosque Farms, NM504,07100$0
#63La Cienega, NM503,54300$0
#64Pueblo Of Acoma, NM503,50700$0
#65Kirtland AFB, NM503,41300$0
#66Peralta, NM503,40400$0
#67Alto, NM503,28700$0
#68Dulce, NM503,21800$0
#69Sandia Heights, NM503,16000$0
#70Eunice, NM503,01500$0
#71El Cerro, NM502,92300$0
#72Agua Fria, NM502,89800$0
#73Vado, NM502,89500$0
#74Crownpoint, NM502,88200$0
#75University Park, NM502,78200$0
#76Flora Vista, NM502,77000$0
#77Clayton, NM502,75300$0
#78La Mesilla, NM502,69700$0
#79Ruidoso Downs, NM502,65500$0
#80Tularosa, NM502,59700$0
#81Ranchos de Taos, NM502,53600$0
#82Mentmore, NM502,49600$0
#83Questa, NM502,46600$0
#84Santa Rosa, NM502,46200$0
#85Valencia, NM502,40600$0
#86Cannon AFB, NM502,40500$0
#87Chimayo, NM502,39000$0
#88Santo Domingo Pueblo, NM502,37000$0
#89Jal, NM502,36400$0
#90Pojoaque, NM502,32700$0
#91Milan, NM502,32700$0
#92Center Point, NM502,28600$0
#93West Hammond, NM502,23600$0
#94La Plata, NM502,23300$0
#95Jemez Pueblo, NM502,19900$0
#96Navajo, NM502,18100$0
#97Jarales, NM502,14400$0
#98Las Campanas, NM502,11900$0
#99San Ysidro, NM502,11800$0
#100Arroyo Seco, NM502,11200$0
#101Moriarty, NM502,10200$0
#102Lordsburg, NM502,05700$0
#103Bayard, NM502,05700$0
#104Nambe, NM502,03500$0
#105Picacho Hills, NM502,00200$0
#106Angustura, NM501,99700$0
#107Thoreau, NM501,97300$0
#108McIntosh, NM501,94300$0
#109Tres Arroyos, NM501,92600$0
#110Radium Springs, NM501,90800$0
#111Casa Blanca, NM501,87100$0
#112Boles Acres, NM501,84800$0
#113South River, NM501,81000$0
#114Santa Clara, NM501,80900$0
#115La Luz, NM501,79700$0
#116Elephant Butte, NM501,79000$0
#117Tome, NM501,72300$0
#118Mesilla, NM501,71700$0
#119Mesilla Park, NM501,66000$0
#120Dixon, NM501,62300$0
#121White Sands, NM501,60900$0
#122White Sands Missile Range, NM501,60900$0
#123Las Maravillas, NM501,59400$0
#124Hatch, NM501,58800$0
#125Tano Road, NM501,58600$0
#126Rio Rancho Estates, NM501,57100$0
#127Sapello, NM501,55300$0
#128La Villita, NM501,53400$0
#129Cuartelez, NM501,51200$0
#130Algodones, NM501,47900$0
#131Upper Fruitland, NM501,45700$0
#132Berino, NM501,45400$0
#133El Rancho, NM501,45100$0
#134Sandia Knolls, NM501,44500$0
#135Little Walnut Village, NM501,44500$0
#136Ponderosa Pine, NM501,44200$0
#137Estancia, NM501,43200$0
#138Church Rock, NM501,38100$0
#139Keeler Farm, NM501,37600$0
#140High Rolls Mountain Park, NM501,37000$0
#141Thunder Mountain, NM501,36600$0
#142Loving, NM501,35700$0
#143Atoka, NM501,34700$0
#144Paraje, NM501,33300$0
#145High Rolls, NM501,31300$0
#146Bosque, NM501,31300$0
#147Barton, NM501,30200$0
#148El Valle de Arroyo Seco, NM501,29300$0
#149La Huerta, NM501,28800$0
#150Spencerville, NM501,26400$0
#151Penasco, NM501,26000$0
#152Cañoncito, NM501,25300$0
#153Arenas Valley, NM501,24700$0
#154Iyanbito, NM501,23300$0
#155Skyline-Ganipa, NM501,22600$0
#156Pecos, NM501,20400$0
#157Columbus, NM501,19600$0
#158Ohkay Owingeh, NM501,19400$0
#159Capitan, NM501,19100$0
#160Mountainair, NM501,17800$0
#161Gamerco, NM501,17600$0
#162Waterflow, NM501,14000$0
#163Los Luceros, NM501,13600$0
#164Cerrillos, NM501,13500$0
#165Taos Pueblo, NM501,12900$0
#166Dexter, NM501,12800$0
#167Black Rock, NM501,12500$0
#168Butterfield Park, NM501,11900$0
#169San Felipe Pueblo, NM501,11900$0
#170Angel Fire, NM501,11100$0
#171El Rito, NM501,10200$0
#172Tesuque, NM501,07900$0
#173La Union, NM501,07100$0
#174Hurley, NM501,04400$0
#175Isleta, NM501,04300$0
#176San Rafael, NM501,03900$0
#177Polvadera, NM501,03300$0
#178Prewitt, NM501,02700$0
#179Santa Ana Pueblo, NM501,02600$0
#180Springer, NM501,01700$0
#181Rock Springs, NM501,01300$0
#182Brimhall, NM5097700$0
#183Magdalena, NM5097600$0
#184Texico, NM5096700$0
#185Talpa, NM5095500$0
#186Fort Sumner, NM5093800$0
#187Salem, NM5091600$0
#188Cedar Hill, NM5090200$0
#189Cedar Grove, NM5090100$0
#190Sunlit Hills, NM5089900$0
#191Twin Lakes, NM5089300$0
#192Cedar Crest, NM5088600$0
#193Carnuel, NM5087700$0
#194Doña Ana, NM5086800$0
#195Chamita, NM5086700$0
#196Carrizozo, NM5085400$0
#197Hagerman, NM5084900$0
#198Happy Valley, NM5084500$0
#199Mescalero, NM5083200$0
#200Tyrone, NM5081400$0
#201Cerro, NM5079800$0
#202Cochiti Pueblo, NM5078900$0
#203Santa Fe Foothills, NM5077900$0
#204La Cueva, NM5077800$0
#205San Jose, NM5077600$0
#206Chama, NM5077600$0
#207San Miguel, NM5077200$0
#208Zia Pueblo, NM5077000$0
#209Hernandez, NM5076900$0
#210Tohatchi, NM5075000$0
#211Paa-Ko, NM5074300$0
#212Guadalupita, NM5074200$0
#213Logan, NM5074000$0
#214San Ildefonso Pueblo, NM5073700$0
#215Santa Clara Pueblo, NM5073300$0
#216Valle Vista, NM5072900$0
#217Fort Wingate, NM5072600$0
#218McCartys Village, NM5072300$0
#219Napi Headquarters, NM5071700$0
#220La Puebla, NM5071500$0
#221Tres Piedras, NM5071100$0
#222Cimarron, NM5070100$0
#223San Pablo, NM5069600$0
#224Pena Blanca, NM5069100$0
#225San Antonito, NM5068800$0
#226Adelino, NM5068600$0
#227Cochiti, NM5068000$0
#228Mesquite, NM5067500$0
#229Monterey Park, NM5066700$0
#230Pinehill, NM5066400$0
#231East Pecos, NM5064300$0
#232Williams Acres, NM5064300$0
#233La Hacienda, NM5064000$0
#234Cloudcroft, NM5063000$0
#235Indian Hills, NM5062200$0
#236Fairacres, NM5061600$0
#237Ventura, NM5060300$0
#238San Mateo, NM5060200$0
#239Sausal, NM5060200$0
#240Tatum, NM5059800$0
#241Mexican Springs, NM5059700$0
#242Pueblitos, NM5059500$0
#243Acomita Lake, NM5059000$0
#244Sundance, NM5058500$0
#245White Cliffs, NM5058100$0
#246Chamberino, NM5058000$0
#247Crestview, NM5058000$0
#248North Light Plant, NM5057900$0
#249Pinedale, NM5057500$0
#250Pecan Park, NM5057500$0
#251Fruitland, NM5057400$0
#252Peña Blanca, NM5056800$0
#253Sedillo, NM5056500$0
#254Counselor, NM5056100$0
#255Wagon Mound, NM5055700$0
#256Conejo, NM5055500$0
#257Peñasco, NM5054600$0
#258Rehoboth, NM5054500$0
#259Midway, NM5054100$0
#260Seama, NM5053800$0
#261La Madera, NM5053200$0
#262Truchas, NM5052800$0
#263Sunshine, NM5052400$0
#264Tijeras, NM5052400$0
#265Mora, NM5052000$0
#266Seboyeta, NM5051700$0
#267Rowe, NM5051600$0
#268Mesita, NM5051400$0
#269Cuyamungue, NM5050900$0
#270Yah-ta-hey, NM5050700$0
#271Vaughn, NM5049300$0
#272Blanco, NM5049200$0
#273Lobo Canyon, NM5049200$0
#274Arrey, NM5049100$0
#275Rio Lucio, NM5048500$0
#276Timberon, NM5047900$0
#277Lake Arthur, NM5047800$0
#278Cochiti Lake, NM5047600$0
#279La Mesa, NM5047300$0
#280Ojo Encino, NM5047000$0
#281Ilfeld, NM5046700$0
#282Williamsburg, NM5046600$0
#283Kirtland, NM5046500$0
#284Tecolotito, NM5046500$0
#285Sullivan, NM5046300$0
#286Cuba, NM5046200$0
#287Livingston Wheeler, NM5046000$0
#288Laguna, NM5045900$0
#289El Duende, NM5045400$0
#290Canova, NM5045200$0
#291Eagle Nest, NM5045100$0
#292Costilla, NM5045000$0
#293Red River, NM5045000$0
#294Melrose, NM5044700$0
#295Jamestown, NM5043900$0
#296Cañon, NM5043600$0
#297Monument, NM5043200$0
#298Tierra Amarilla, NM5042900$0
#299Peak Place, NM5042700$0
#300Hondo, NM5042100$0
#301Pueblo of Sandia Village, NM5041600$0
#302Newcomb, NM5041500$0
#303Jacona, NM5041200$0
#304Ojo Amarillo, NM5041100$0
#305Ramah, NM5040700$0
#306Nenahnezad, NM5040600$0
#307Highland Meadows, NM5040500$0
#308Reserve, NM5040200$0
#309Buena Vista, NM5039700$0
#310Cordova, NM5038900$0
#311Serafina, NM5038900$0
#312Carson, NM5038800$0
#313Glorieta, NM5038500$0
#314Tortugas, NM5038100$0
#315Puerto de Luna, NM5037800$0
#316Cuyamungue Grant, NM5037600$0
#317Cedro, NM5037200$0
#318Amalia, NM5037200$0
#319Brimhall Nizhoni, NM5036700$0
#320Gila, NM5036600$0
#321Naschitti, NM5036100$0
#322Sheep Springs, NM5036000$0
#323Mule Creek, NM5036000$0
#324Montezuma, NM5035500$0
#325Casa Colorada, NM5035100$0
#326Mount Taylor, NM5033500$0
#327Chupadero, NM5033400$0
#328Sandia Park, NM5033300$0
#329Maxwell, NM5033100$0
#330Mimbres, NM5033000$0
#331Nageezi, NM5032700$0
#332Tesuque Pueblo, NM5032500$0
#333Rociada, NM5032100$0
#334Gallina, NM5031800$0
#335Lemitar, NM5031600$0
#336Cañada de los Alamos, NM5031500$0
#337La Tierra, NM5031500$0
#338Twin Forks, NM5031000$0
#339Malaga, NM5030900$0
#340Las Palomas, NM5030400$0
#341Roy, NM5030200$0
#342Catalpa Canyon, NM5030200$0
#343Chamisal, NM5030000$0
#344Broadview, NM5029600$0
#345Madrone, NM5029500$0
#346Lamy, NM5029400$0
#347South Acomita Village, NM5029400$0
#348Madrid, NM5029200$0
#349Ponderosa, NM5028900$0
#350Llano, NM5028800$0
#351Crystal, NM5028700$0
#352Cotton City, NM5028600$0
#353Alcalde, NM5028500$0
#354Jemez Springs, NM5028400$0
#355Villanueva, NM5028300$0
#356North Acomita Village, NM5028200$0
#357Conchas Dam, NM5028200$0
#358Medanales, NM5028000$0
#359San Patricio, NM5027900$0
#360Anton Chico, NM5027600$0
#361Bluewater, NM5027500$0
#362Nadine, NM5027100$0
#363Rincon, NM5027100$0
#364Navajo Dam, NM5026900$0
#365Jaconita, NM5026800$0
#366Vadito, NM5026400$0
#367Hanover, NM5026300$0
#368Pleasanton, NM5025900$0
#369Rancho Grande, NM5025400$0
#370Rosedale, NM5025200$0
#371Nakaibito, NM5025100$0
#372Haystack, NM5025000$0
#373Willard, NM5024800$0
#374Alamillo, NM5024700$0
#375Glen Acres, NM5024700$0
#376Alamo, NM5024600$0
#377Sacramento, NM5024600$0
#378Lincoln, NM5024600$0
#379Valdez, NM5024500$0
#380Los Cerrillos, NM5024100$0
#381Totah Vista, NM5023500$0
#382Becenti, NM5023500$0
#383Caballo, NM5023300$0
#384Continental Divide, NM5023100$0
#385Galisteo, NM5023100$0
#386Velarde, NM5022900$0
#387Santa Cruz, NM5022800$0
#388Paguate, NM5022600$0
#389Ensenada, NM5022500$0
#390Holman, NM5022400$0
#391Pulpotio Bareas, NM5022100$0
#392Rogers, NM5022100$0
#393San Lorenzo, NM5021900$0
#394Sanostee, NM5021400$0
#395Beclabito, NM5021200$0
#396North San Ysidro, NM5021000$0
#397Chili, NM5020900$0
#398Monticello, NM5020600$0
#399San Cristobal, NM5020300$0
#400Sagar, NM5019700$0
#401Casas Adobes, NM5019500$0
#402Hyde Park, NM5018900$0
#403Pueblo Pintado, NM5018700$0
#404Rio Chiquito, NM5018700$0
#405Animas, NM5018600$0
#406Anzac Village, NM5018500$0
#407Canjilon, NM5018500$0
#408Stanley, NM5018500$0
#409Candy Kitchen, NM5018000$0
#410White Signal, NM5017700$0
#411San Acacia, NM5017600$0
#412La Jara, NM5017600$0
#413Virden, NM5017500$0
#414Encantado, NM5017500$0
#415Des Moines, NM5017400$0
#416San Pedro, NM5017200$0
#417Sombrillo, NM5016800$0
#418Corona, NM5016800$0
#419North Hurley, NM5016600$0
#420Elida, NM5016500$0
#421Ribera, NM5016200$0
#422Glenwood, NM5016000$0
#423La Joya, NM5015900$0
#424Tinnie, NM5015900$0
#425Chacon, NM5015800$0
#426Veguita, NM5015700$0
#427Sena, NM5015500$0
#428Organ, NM5015200$0
#429Nara Visa, NM5015100$0
#430Hillsboro, NM5015000$0
#431Pie Town, NM5014700$0
#432Embudo, NM5014400$0
#433Chical, NM5014100$0
#434Mcalister, NM5013900$0
#435Arroyo Hondo, NM5013500$0
#436Floyd, NM5013400$0
#437Solano, NM5013400$0
#438Bluewater Village, NM5013300$0
#439Purty Rock, NM5013300$0
#440Lumberton, NM5013000$0
#441Tajique, NM5013000$0
#442Borrego Pass, NM5012900$0
#443New Laguna, NM5012700$0
#444Tecolote, NM5012600$0
#445Torreon, NM5012500$0
#446Picacho, NM5012500$0
#447Causey, NM5012200$0
#448Yeso, NM5011800$0
#449Turley, NM5011700$0
#450Gladstone, NM5011700$0
#451Cuervo, NM5011600$0
#452Ocate, NM5011500$0
#453Pinos Altos, NM5011300$0
#454Ojo Sarco, NM5011200$0
#455Lindrith, NM5011100$0
#456Hot Springs Landing, NM5011000$0
#457Timberlake, NM5011000$0
#458Llano del Medio, NM5010900$0
#459Cliff, NM5010600$0
#460Morningside, NM5010300$0
#461San Jon, NM5010200$0
#462Seton Village, NM5010100$0
#463Quemado, NM5010000$0
#464Grady, NM509900$0
#465Miami, NM509600$0
#466Tse Bonito, NM509300$0
#467House, NM509100$0
#468Rainsville, NM509100$0
#469San Antonio, NM508900$0
#470Lake Sumner, NM508600$0
#471Pueblo, NM508600$0
#472Garfield, NM508500$0
#473Lake Valley, NM508300$0
#474Pajarito Mesa, NM508300$0
#475Ojo Feliz, NM508300$0
#476Nogal, NM508000$0
#477San Fidel, NM507900$0
#478Capulin, NM507900$0
#479La Boca, NM507800$0
#480Buckhorn, NM507600$0
#481Bard, NM507600$0
#482Oasis, NM507500$0
#483Mcintosh, NM507300$0
#484Luna, NM507200$0
#485Loco Hills, NM507200$0
#486Middle Frisco, NM507000$0
#487Rio en Medio, NM506900$0
#488Canones, NM506800$0
#489Aragon, NM506500$0
#490Taos Ski Valley, NM506500$0
#491Las Nutrias, NM506400$0
#492Coyote, NM506400$0
#493Cleveland, NM506300$0
#494Golden Acres, NM506200$0
#495Vanderwagen, NM506100$0
#496Soham, NM506000$0
#497Mills, NM506000$0
#498Windmill, NM505800$0
#499Cañones, NM505700$0
#500Taiban, NM505700$0
#501Grenville, NM505600$0
#502Luis Lopez, NM505300$0
#503El Morro Valley, NM505300$0
#504Alma, NM505200$0
#505Picuris Pueblo, NM505000$0
#506Hope, NM504900$0
#507Rivers, NM504800$0
#508Escudilla Bonita, NM504800$0
#509Mountain View, NM504800$0
#510Chilili, NM504600$0
#511Punta de Agua, NM504600$0
#512Amistad, NM504500$0
#513Youngsville, NM504400$0
#514Dora, NM504400$0
#515Watrous, NM504200$0
#516Pueblito, NM504100$0
#517Abiquiu, NM504000$0
#518Mayhill, NM503800$0
#519Chamizal, NM503500$0
#520Newkirk, NM503200$0
#521Regina, NM503100$0
#522Encino, NM503100$0
#523Deer Canyon, NM502900$0
#524Manuelito, NM502700$0
#525Kirtland Afb, NM502600$0
#526Mosquero, NM502500$0
#527Sedan, NM502500$0
#528Los Ojos, NM502300$0
#529Apache Creek, NM502200$0
#530Cruzville, NM502200$0
#531Lybrook, NM502100$0
#532Golden, NM502000$0
#533Mcdonald, NM502000$0
#534Trout Valley, NM501900$0
#535Cundiyo, NM501800$0
#536Rodeo, NM501800$0
#537Glencoe, NM501800$0
#538Tererro, NM501800$0
#539Datil, NM501700$0
#540Playas, NM501600$0
#541Claunch, NM501600$0
#542Cannon Afb, NM501600$0
#543Hachita, NM501400$0
#544Crossroads, NM501200$0
#545Folsom, NM501100$0
#546La Bajada, NM501100$0
#547Bent, NM501000$0
#548Gila Hot Springs, NM501000$0
#549Orogrande, NM50900$0
#550Smith Lake, NM50900$0
#551La Loma, NM50900$0
#552Maljamar, NM50900$0
#553Pinehaven, NM50800$0
#554Mogollon, NM50800$0
#555Manzano Springs, NM50700$0
#556Pep, NM50700$0
#557Milnesand, NM50500$0
#558Homer C Jones, NM50200$0
#559Pastura, NM50200$0
#560Black Hat, NM50200$0
#561McGaffey, NM50000$0
#562Moquino, NM50000$0
#563Lyden, NM50000$0
#564Bibo, NM50000$0
#565Lower Frisco, NM50000$0
#566Manzano, NM50000$0
#567Whites City, NM50000$0
#568Redrock, NM50000$0
#569Lake Roberts, NM50000$0
#570Abeytas, NM50000$0
#571Stoneridge, NM50000$0
#572Ute Park, NM50000$0
#573Winston, NM50000$0
#574Ojo Caliente, NM50000$0
#575Pinon, NM50000$0
#576Brazos, NM50000$0
#577Lake Roberts Heights, NM50000$0
#578Rodey, NM50000$0
#579San Luis, NM50000$0
#580Weed, NM50000$0
#581Cobre, NM50000$0
#582City of the Sun, NM50000$0
#583Encinal, NM50000$0
#584Cubero, NM50000$0
#585Homestead, NM50000$0
#586Kingston, NM50000$0
#587Escondida, NM50000$0
#588Duran, NM50000$0
#589Faywood, NM50000$0
#590Old Town, NM50000$0
#591Fence Lake, NM50000$0
#592Red Rock Ranch, NM50000$0