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Albuquerque, NM · the CityFunIndex

Affordability in Albuquerque

Albuquerque ranks #86 of 134 US cities for affordability, with a affordability score of 36 — Some Fun. That puts it in the 37th percentile nationally and #2 of 2 in New Mexico.

affordability score
36
Some Fun
National rank
#86 of 134
In New Mexico
#2 of 2
Percentile
37th

The typical city scores 50 for affordability; Albuquerque sits 14 points below the median.

How affordability is measured

Cost of living and housing pressure on residents.

The affordability score is the flip side of our economic strain measure — 100 minus the raw economic strain score — so a city with less of it scores higher.

Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics unemployment, HUD Fair Market Rent and US Census median income plus poverty rate.

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Ranked around Albuquerque

  1. T#83 Winston-Salem, NC 38
  2. #85 Boulder, CO 37
  3. #86 Albuquerque, NM — this page 36
  4. T#87 Aspen, CO 35
  5. T#87 Corpus Christi, TX 35

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Top US cities for affordability

  1. #1 Bismarck, ND 100
  2. #2 Sioux Falls, SD 99
  3. T#3 Billings, MT 98
  4. T#3 Virginia Beach, VA 98
  5. #5 Portland, ME 97

More about Albuquerque

Albuquerque scores 41 overall (Some Fun) on the CityFunIndex. Its strongest factors: