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By AtiveSite · Published 07/11/2026 · Updated 08/11/2026 · Every figure is linked to its source below.
Among the 40 largest places in New Mexico, Los Alamos has the lowest share of income going to rent (11.6%), followed by Corrales and Edgewood. Click any column to sort; click a city for its guide.
Across the 40 places in New Mexico that we cover, the median is 20.6% and the average 20.3%; the figure runs from 11.6% (Los Alamos) to 26.8% (Silver City). That is a spread of 2.3 times between the two ends.
The first five are Los Alamos, Corrales, Edgewood, Raton, Bernalillo. A high or low position is not good or bad on its own: read it together with the other measures on the city pages. Use the Compare tab on each city page to see how two places differ across income, rent, commute and education, and check the county page for the local job market.
| # ⇅ | City ⇅ | County ⇅ | Yearly rent as share of income ⇅ | Population ⇅ | Median household income ⇅ | Median rent ⇅ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Alamos (unincorporated) | Los Alamos County | 11.6% | 13,317 | $141,018 | $1,359 |
| 2 | Corrales | Sandoval County | 13.4% | 8,555 | $102,307 | $1,143 |
| 3 | Edgewood | Santa Fe County | 15.8% | 6,124 | $84,761 | $1,114 |
| 4 | Raton | Colfax County | 16.9% | 6,026 | $52,641 | $741 |
| 5 | Bernalillo | Sandoval County | 16.9% | 9,086 | $63,880 | $902 |
| 6 | North Valley (unincorporated) | Bernalillo County | 17.4% | 10,455 | $61,498 | $893 |
| 7 | Sunland Park | Doña Ana County | 17.6% | 17,463 | $62,814 | $920 |
| 8 | Anthony | Doña Ana County | 17.7% | 8,767 | $38,132 | $561 |
| 9 | Lovington | Lea County | 17.7% | 11,498 | $68,821 | $1,014 |
| 10 | Aztec | San Juan County | 18.0% | 6,150 | $41,977 | $629 |
| 11 | Farmington | San Juan County | 18.1% | 46,314 | $68,784 | $1,037 |
| 12 | Gallup | McKinley County | 19.1% | 21,023 | $58,303 | $927 |
| 13 | North Hobbs (unincorporated) | Lea County | 19.2% | 6,034 | $82,554 | $1,319 |
| 14 | Alamogordo | Otero County | 19.3% | 31,307 | $55,952 | $902 |
| 15 | South Valley (unincorporated) | Bernalillo County | 19.7% | 37,120 | $58,224 | $954 |
| 16 | Grants | Cibola County | 19.9% | 8,951 | $47,183 | $783 |
| 17 | Albuquerque | Bernalillo County | 20.1% | 562,218 | $68,317 | $1,145 |
| 18 | Rio Rancho | Sandoval County | 20.3% | 108,515 | $89,596 | $1,514 |
| 19 | Roswell | Chaves County | 20.4% | 47,638 | $51,583 | $876 |
| 20 | Carlsbad | Eddy County | 20.5% | 31,746 | $72,306 | $1,236 |
| 21 | Deming | Luna County | 20.6% | 15,221 | $34,165 | $586 |
| 22 | Artesia | Eddy County | 20.6% | 12,576 | $74,915 | $1,288 |
| 23 | Hobbs | Lea County | 20.8% | 40,252 | $64,021 | $1,112 |
| 24 | Española | Rio Arriba County | 20.9% | 10,473 | $47,667 | $829 |
| 25 | Las Vegas | San Miguel County | 21.1% | 13,000 | $45,125 | $792 |
| 26 | Las Cruces | Doña Ana County | 21.1% | 114,197 | $55,422 | $974 |
| 27 | Los Lunas | Valencia County | 21.4% | 18,618 | $62,330 | $1,110 |
| 28 | Portales | Roosevelt County | 21.4% | 11,968 | $50,555 | $903 |
| 29 | Ruidoso | Lincoln County | 21.5% | 7,699 | $52,736 | $944 |
| 30 | Clovis | Curry County | 21.6% | 37,942 | $54,820 | $988 |
| 31 | Socorro | Socorro County | 21.7% | 8,481 | $39,375 | $711 |
| 32 | Chaparral (unincorporated) | Doña Ana County | 22.2% | 18,186 | $46,017 | $853 |
| 33 | Taos | Taos County | 22.4% | 6,458 | $47,304 | $883 |
| 34 | Shiprock (unincorporated) | San Juan County | 23.2% | 7,610 | $35,900 | $694 |
| 35 | Santa Fe | Santa Fe County | 23.9% | 89,019 | $73,482 | $1,463 |
| 36 | Bloomfield | San Juan County | 24.4% | 7,395 | $48,472 | $984 |
| 37 | Truth or Consequences | Sierra County | 25.4% | 6,019 | $33,788 | $714 |
| 38 | Santa Teresa (unincorporated) | Doña Ana County | 25.8% | 6,041 | $63,161 | $1,356 |
| 39 | Belen | Valencia County | 25.8% | 7,450 | $42,627 | $916 |
| 40 | Silver City | Grant County | 26.8% | 9,536 | $38,711 | $866 |
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Unincorporated places are census-designated places: they have no city government but are counted as communities. Figures describe the city itself.
Los Alamos, with 11.6% (among the 40 largest places; ACS 2020–2024).
The 40 largest places in New Mexico by population.