What is the #1 cheapest places to live in new mexico?

#	City	Population	COL Index
1	Alamo	1,242	42.5
2	Columbus	1,147	50.7
3	Berino	1,429	55.1
4	Navajo	2,133	58.3
5	Crownpoint	2,924	58.4
6	Doña Ana	1,154	60.4
7	La Luz	1,683	61.3
8	Moriarty	2,074	61.9
9	Truth or Consequences	6,026	61.9
10	Dulce	2,782	62.7
11	Anthony	8,701	62.8
12	Ruidoso Downs	2,629	63.2
13	Bayard	2,370	64.7
14	University Park	2,699	64.7
15	Deming	14,735	65.0
16	Vado	3,185	65.1
17	Church Rock	1,413	65.4
18	Santa Rosa	2,447	66.8
19	Zuni Pueblo	6,132	66.8
20	Thoreau	1,795	67.4
21	Hatch	1,663	67.5
22	Tucumcari	5,197	67.5
23	Estancia	1,399	67.9
24	Clayton	2,680	68.9
25	Keeler Farm	1,450	69.6
26	Lordsburg	2,139	70.0
27	Iyanbito	1,213	70.5
28	Springer	1,098	71.2
29	Hurley	1,137	71.3
30	Gamerco	1,583	71.4
31	Shiprock	8,339	71.6
32	Ranchos de Taos	2,348	72.3
33	Milan	2,473	72.8
34	Mountainair	1,308	74.7
35	Santa Clara	1,751	74.7
36	Las Vegas	13,120	75.5
37	Silver City	9,574	76.1
38	Crouch Mesa	4,419	76.6
39	Grants	9,106	77.7
40	Aztec	6,177	77.9
41	Belen	7,427	78.0
42	Socorro	8,540	78.6
43	Meadow Lake	3,959	79.2
44	Jarales	1,939	79.5
45	Radium Springs	1,661	79.7
46	Black Rock	1,108	79.8
47	Cloudcroft	1,275	80.5
48	Eunice	2,989	81.1
49	Raton	6,013	81.7
50	Tularosa	2,584	81.8
51	Dexter	1,144	81.9
52	Portales	12,023	82.0
53	Roswell	47,823	82.5
54	Capitan	1,262	83.0
55	Chaparral	16,642	83.8
56	Santa Clara Pueblo	1,002	84.3
57	Rio Communities	4,924	84.6
58	Questa	2,112	84.9
59	Bloomfield	7,391	85.5
60	Alamogordo	31,063	86.3
61	Sunland Park	17,085	86.6
62	Gallup	21,333	87.8
63	Chimayo	2,726	88.1
64	Upper Fruitland	1,496	88.5
65	Elephant Butte	1,586	88.5
66	Clovis	38,153	88.9
67	Rock Springs	1,166	89.4
68	Española	10,472	89.9
69	El Cerro Mission	5,101	90.0
70	Angustura	2,024	90.4
71	Ruidoso	7,701	90.8
72	Taos Pueblo	1,294	91.1
73	Santa Ana Pueblo	1,028	91.9
74	McIntosh	1,310	92.9
75	Lee Acres	4,463	93.0
76	South Valley	36,605	93.4
77	Las Cruces	112,612	93.6
78	Jal	2,069	93.8
79	West Hammond	2,519	94.5
80	Nambe	2,045	94.5
81	Agua Fria	2,842	94.6
82	Las Maravillas	1,776	95.3
83	La Plata	2,185	95.7
84	Flora Vista	2,215	96.4
85	South River	1,594	97.2
86	Center Point	2,366	97.3
87	Jemez Pueblo	2,273	97.4
88	Holloman AFB	4,052	97.5
89	Boles Acres	1,967	98.4
90	Pojoaque	2,274	99.0
91	Farmington	46,339	99.5
92	Loving	1,317	99.7
93	Atoka	1,038	101.1
94	Lovington	11,444	101.2
95	Hobbs	39,887	102.2
96	Bosque Farms	4,042	102.3
97	Artesia	12,555	102.4
98	Taos	6,468	102.4
99	Bernalillo	9,068	102.6
100	Spencerville	1,100	104.8
101	Pecos	1,145	105.2
102	Santa Teresa	5,973	105.8
103	Algodones	1,198	106.3
104	Santo Domingo Pueblo	2,162	106.7
105	Rio Rancho Estates	1,626	107.0
106	Los Lunas	17,932	107.0
107	El Valle de Arroyo Seco	1,602	107.2
108	Thunder Mountain	1,456	107.3
109	San Felipe Pueblo	1,420	108.2
110	Albuquerque	562,488	108.7
111	Dixon	1,551	109.2
112	Carlsbad	31,813	110.2
113	North Valley	11,474	110.7
114	Los Chaves	4,641	111.5
115	Waterflow	1,215	112.3
116	La Mesilla	2,531	112.7
117	Cannon AFB	2,876	113.4
118	Peralta	3,385	114.6
119	Mesilla	1,850	114.6
120	Edgewood	6,122	115.7
121	El Rancho	1,432	116.0
122	Paradise Hills	4,662	116.9
123	High Rolls	1,463	117.5
124	White Sands	1,577	119.8
125	La Cienega	3,780	120.7
126	North Hobbs	6,099	121.6
127	Talpa	1,126	123.3
128	Los Ranchos de Albuquerque	5,869	124.0
129	San Ysidro	2,179	124.6
130	Tome	1,525	126.6
131	Santa Fe	88,224	127.5
132	Little Walnut Village	1,520	129.3
133	Ponderosa Pine	1,091	130.7
134	Rio Rancho	106,533	130.8
135	Angel Fire	1,089	133.3
136	Sandia Knolls	1,436	134.1
137	Barton	1,601	138.1
138	Tesuque	1,087	138.3
139	Arroyo Seco	2,107	139.8
140	El Cerro	3,093	140.5
141	Kirtland AFB	3,421	141.7
142	La Huerta	1,673	150.9
143	La Villita	1,440	151.8
144	Corrales	8,557	164.4
145	Eldorado at Santa Fe	5,746	172.6
146	Los Alamos	13,471	174.9
147	Picacho Hills	1,995	184.2
148	Ohkay Owingeh	1,178	196.5
149	Tres Arroyos	1,870	201.5
150	White Rock	5,568	204.1
151	Sandia Heights	3,083	239.1
152	Tano Road	1,581	255.9
153	Las Campanas	1,792	297.9

Methodology

Cities in New Mexico are ranked by col index. Only cities with populations above 1,000 are included. Data sourced from BLS / C2ER. Last updated 2026.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the #1 cheapest places to live in new mexico?: Alamo ranks #1 with 42.5 (col index).
What are the top 5 cheapest places to live in new mexico?: 1. Alamo (42.5), 2. Columbus (50.7), 3. Berino (55.1), 4. Navajo (58.3), 5. Crownpoint (58.4)
How many cities in New Mexico are ranked?: This ranking includes 153 cities in New Mexico with available data.

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