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Best Cities for Young Professionals in New Mexico

High incomes, educated peers, transit access and an under-35 demographic.

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All United States · New Mexico

How We Score

Each metric is normalized 0-100 across U.S. cities, then weighted and summed. Cities missing any metric are excluded.

Income · 20% Educated Peers · 15% Young Demographic · 15% Jobs · 15% Transit · 10% Safety · 10% Broadband · 15%

Top 12 Young Professionals Cities in New Mexico

Ranked by composite score across 7 weighted metrics.

13,471 residents

Income $136,502

Educated Peers 68.0%

Young Demographic 41 yrs

5,568 residents

Income $150,714

Educated Peers 70.4%

Young Demographic 42 yrs

Las Campanas, NM

1,792 residents

Income $196,023

Educated Peers 71.2%

Young Demographic 67 yrs

1,581 residents

Income $166,649

Educated Peers 75.1%

Young Demographic 67 yrs

White Sands, NM

1,577 residents

Educated Peers 43.3%

Young Demographic 22 yrs

Sandia Heights, NM

3,083 residents

Income $151,538

Educated Peers 72.2%

Young Demographic 63 yrs

Eldorado at Santa Fe, NM

5,746 residents

Educated Peers 67.0%

Young Demographic 62 yrs

1,850 residents

Educated Peers 46.7%

Young Demographic 55 yrs

Picacho Hills, NM

1,995 residents

Income $124,250

Educated Peers 69.4%

Young Demographic 67 yrs

1,440 residents

Income $130,357

Educated Peers 21.8%

Young Demographic 42 yrs

8,557 residents

Income $114,207

Educated Peers 52.4%

Young Demographic 56 yrs

1,463 residents

Educated Peers 32.7%

Young Demographic 25 yrs

Full Ranking, New Mexico

Top 50 cities. Click any city to see its full profile.

1 Los Alamos NM 79

2 White Rock NM 75.4

3 Las Campanas NM 71.4

4 Tano Road NM 67.2

5 White Sands NM 65.9

6 Sandia Heights NM 65.2

7 Eldorado at Santa Fe NM 65

8 Mesilla NM 64.8

9 Picacho Hills NM 63.1

10 La Villita NM 62.4

11 Corrales NM 62.3

12 High Rolls NM 61.1

13 El Rancho NM 60.4

14 Placitas CDP (Sandoval County) NM 60.3

15 Kirtland AFB NM 60.1

16 University Park NM 60

17 La Huerta NM 59.7

18 Rio Rancho NM 59.7

19 Sandia Knolls NM 59.1

20 Santa Fe NM 58.9

21 Cannon AFB NM 58.8

22 Holloman AFB NM 58.7

23 Santa Teresa NM 58

24 Ranchos de Taos NM 57.7

25 Cloudcroft NM 57.5

26 Tres Arroyos NM 57.5

27 Edgewood NM 57.4

28 Ponderosa Pine NM 56.8

29 Los Ranchos de Albuquerque NM 55.6

30 Barton NM 55.4

31 Angel Fire NM 54.6

32 Las Cruces NM 54.5

33 Albuquerque NM 54

34 Paradise Hills NM 54

35 La Mesilla NM 53.5

36 Los Lunas NM 53.4

37 Artesia NM 53.1

38 Carlsbad NM 52.8

39 Sunland Park NM 52.6

40 Little Walnut Village NM 52.6

41 Rio Rancho Estates NM 52.3

42 Taos NM 52.1

43 La Cienega NM 52

44 Alamogordo NM 52

45 Portales NM 51.2

46 Dexter NM 51

47 Tesuque NM 51

48 El Cerro NM 50.9

49 Pojoaque NM 50.7

50 Lovington NM 50.6

Los Alamos, NM tops the list with a composite score of 79 out of 100, followed by White Rock and Las Campanas. NM dominates the top 12 with 12 cities, reflecting strong performance across the weighted metrics for young professionals.

Rankings combine 7 independent metrics: Income, Educated Peers, Young Demographic, Jobs, Transit, Safety, Broadband. Cities are weighted to reflect what matters most to young professionals, and any city missing one or more metrics is excluded to avoid artificially inflated rankings.

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