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WYLT Rankings · 2026

Best neighborhoods for retirees
in New Mexico

Ranked by safety, affordability, and livability — neighborhoods with low crime and manageable costs.

✓ Safety
✓ Affordability
✓ Walkability
25 neighborhoods ranked
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#1 Pick for Retirees in New Mexico

Albuquerque, Albuquerque — Good for now

#1

Albuquerque

Good for now

Albuquerque, NM

Price

$333K

Schools

8.3/10

Walk

82/100

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#2

Silver City

Good for now

Silver City, NM

Price

$204K

Schools

7/10

Walk

46/100

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#3

Espanola

Think twice

Espanola, NM

Price

$239K

Schools

6.9/10

Walk

46/100

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#4

Alamogordo

Good for now

Alamogordo, NM

Price

$173K

Schools

7.3/10

Walk

65/100

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#5

Lovington

Think twice

Lovington, NM

Price

$175K

Schools

6.4/10

Walk

59/100

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#6

Albuquerque

Think twice

Albuquerque, NM

Price

$197K

Schools

8/10

Walk

93/100

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#7

Deming

Good for now

Deming, NM

Price

$130K

Schools

7.2/10

Walk

41/100

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#8

Farmington

Think twice

Farmington, NM

Price

$215K

Schools

6.8/10

Walk

75/100

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#9

Carlsbad

Think twice

Carlsbad, NM

Price

$207K

Schools

5.8/10

Walk

37/100

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#10

Albuquerque

Good for now

Albuquerque, NM

Price

$301K

Walk

68/100

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#11

Santa Fe

Good for now

Santa Fe, NM

Price

$673K

Schools

7.8/10

Walk

25/100

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#12

Taos

Good for now

Taos, NM

Price

$459K

Schools

6.5/10

Walk

44/100

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#13

Albuquerque

Good for now

Albuquerque, NM

Price

$354K

Schools

8.1/10

Walk

70/100

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#14

Bernalillo

Think twice

Bernalillo, NM

Price

$251K

Schools

7.5/10

Walk

61/100

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#15

Hobbs

Think twice

Hobbs, NM

Price

$187K

Schools

7.1/10

Walk

53/100

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#16

Albuquerque

Think twice

Albuquerque, NM

Price

$363K

Schools

8.2/10

Walk

60/100

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#17

Las Cruces

Think twice

Las Cruces, NM

Price

$164K

Schools

6.9/10

Walk

45/100

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#18

Las Cruces

Settle here

Las Cruces, NM

Price

$333K

Schools

6.9/10

Walk

21/100

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#19

Gallup

Good for now

Gallup, NM

Price

$169K

Schools

7.1/10

Walk

39/100

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#20

Artesia

Think twice

Artesia, NM

Price

$224K

Schools

6.1/10

Walk

37/100

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#21

Los Lunas

Think twice

Los Lunas, NM

Price

$230K

Schools

7.2/10

Walk

31/100

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#22

Rio Rancho

Good for now

Rio Rancho, NM

Price

$298K

Schools

8.8/10

Walk

34/100

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#23

Albuquerque

Good for now

Albuquerque, NM

Price

$312K

Schools

8.4/10

Walk

68/100

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#24

Rio Rancho

Good for now

Rio Rancho, NM

Price

$322K

Schools

5/10

Walk

30/100

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#25

Roswell

Good for now

Roswell, NM

Price

$225K

Schools

7/10

Walk

11/100

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