Best Cities for Young Professionals in New Mexico

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

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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.

#1
Score 78.5
Los Alamos, NM
13,471 residents
Income $136,502
Educated Peers 68.0%
Young Demographic 41 yrs
#2
Score 59.7
Corrales, NM
8,557 residents
Income $114,207
Educated Peers 52.4%
Young Demographic 56 yrs
#3
Score 57.4
Rio Rancho, NM
106,533 residents
Income $85,755
Educated Peers 33.6%
Young Demographic 39 yrs
#4
Score 55.2
Edgewood, NM
6,122 residents
Income $81,227
Educated Peers 38.9%
Young Demographic 39 yrs
#5
Score 54.3
Los Lunas, NM
17,932 residents
Income $63,696
Educated Peers 27.6%
Young Demographic 37 yrs
#6
Score 54.2
Santa Fe, NM
88,224 residents
Income $70,110
Educated Peers 45.4%
Young Demographic 46 yrs
#7
Score 51.7
Albuquerque, NM
562,488 residents
Income $65,604
Educated Peers 38.7%
Young Demographic 39 yrs
#8
Score 51.7
Artesia, NM
12,555 residents
Income $77,647
Educated Peers 20.6%
Young Demographic 31 yrs
#9
Score 51.7
Sunland Park, NM
17,085 residents
Income $52,147
Educated Peers 22.2%
Young Demographic 32 yrs
#10
Score 50.9
Carlsbad, NM
31,813 residents
Income $78,277
Educated Peers 20.3%
Young Demographic 37 yrs
#11
Score 50.9
Angel Fire, NM
1,089 residents
Income $79,821
Educated Peers 44.5%
Young Demographic 57 yrs
#12
Score 50.5
Las Cruces, NM
112,612 residents
Income $55,176
Educated Peers 37.3%
Young Demographic 33 yrs

Full Ranking, New Mexico

Top 46 cities. Click any city to see its full profile.

1 Los Alamos NM 78.5
2 Corrales NM 59.7
3 Rio Rancho NM 57.4
4 Edgewood NM 55.2
5 Los Lunas NM 54.3
6 Santa Fe NM 54.2
7 Albuquerque NM 51.7
8 Artesia NM 51.7
9 Sunland Park NM 51.7
10 Carlsbad NM 50.9
11 Angel Fire NM 50.9
12 Las Cruces NM 50.5
13 Alamogordo NM 49.7
14 Clovis NM 49.2
15 Peralta NM 48.9
16 Dexter NM 48.7
17 Gallup NM 48.6
18 Bosque Farms NM 48.2
19 Grants NM 47.9
20 Portales NM 46.9
21 Hobbs NM 46.6
22 Taos NM 46
23 Springer NM 45.8
24 Bernalillo NM 45.7
25 Questa NM 44.8
26 Bayard NM 44.5
27 Raton NM 44
28 Aztec NM 43.9
29 Farmington NM 43.5
30 Socorro NM 43.4
31 Santa Rosa NM 42.5
32 Capitan NM 42.4
33 Las Vegas NM 42.1
34 Anthony NM 42
35 Milan NM 41.9
36 Roswell NM 41.6
37 Tularosa NM 41.4
38 Truth or Consequences NM 41.2
39 Bloomfield NM 40.7
40 Eunice NM 39.9
41 Clayton NM 39.1
42 Belen NM 38.8
43 Jal NM 38.7
44 Lordsburg NM 38.4
45 Santa Clara NM 37.4
46 Hatch NM 36.9

Los Alamos, NM tops the list with a composite score of 78.5 out of 100, followed by Corrales and Rio Rancho. 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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