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RANKING · 2024 ACS · 46 SHOWN OF 46

Most transient, New Mexico cities

New Mexico cities ranked by the smallest share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2024 ACS). These are the places where people move the most. This list covers the 46 cities in New Mexico that qualify, ranked against each other statewide. The median across all 46 is 88.5%. Biggest climber in the top 100 since 2020: Bloomfield, NM, up 37 places to #5.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS 2020
01Portales, NMNM11,73472.6%+5.4 pts
02▲14Socorro, NMNM8,26176.8%−9.0 pts
03▲15Santa Teresa, NMNM6,04177.9%−8.1 pts
04▼1Clovis, NMNM37,12779.4%+3.4 pts
05▲37Bloomfield, NMNM7,33581.2%−11.9 pts
06▲4Artesia, NMNM12,73582.1%−2.3 pts
07▼1Las Vegas, NMNM12,57482.9%+3.5 pts
08▲13Carlsbad, NMNM32,52482.9%−4.0 pts
09▲20Hobbs, NMNM40,86383.0%−5.2 pts
10▲9Raton, NMNM5,95284.1%−2.2 pts
11▲3Ruidoso, NMNM7,58084.2%−1.1 pts
12▼4Las Cruces, NMNM116,97884.3%+0.9 pts
13▼8Alamogordo, NMNM31,90684.4%+6.8 pts
14▼10Grants, NMNM8,93385.4%+8.4 pts
15Los Alamos, NMNM13,31785.5%+0.1 pts
16▲7Taos, NMNM6,52685.9%−1.3 pts
17▼6Albuquerque, NMNM556,58886.1%+1.6 pts
18▼16Aztec, NMNM6,09186.1%+10.4 pts
19▲8Santa Fe, NMNM89,83786.5%−1.4 pts
20▼13Roswell, NMNM46,87886.6%+4.2 pts
21▼9Silver City, NMNM9,28486.7%+2.1 pts
22Lovington, NMNM11,62087.3%+0.2 pts
23▼10Farmington, NMNM46,05588.0%+3.2 pts
24▲2Rio Rancho, NMNM114,41988.5%+0.7 pts
25▲10White Rock, NMNM5,71689.1%−2.6 pts
26▼6Deming, NMNM14,94489.9%+3.5 pts
27▲18Sunland Park, NMNM18,26889.9%−3.9 pts
28▼4Los Lunas, NMNM20,57290.2%+2.8 pts
29▼20Bernalillo, NMNM9,15990.4%+6.4 pts
30▼5North Valley, NMNM10,45590.4%+2.9 pts
31▼1Tucumcari, NMNM5,08290.4%+2.2 pts
32▲2Gallup, NMNM19,96990.5%−0.4 pts
33North Hobbs, NMNM6,03490.6%+0.2 pts
34▲10South Valley, NMNM37,12090.7%−2.7 pts
35▲2Corrales, NMNM8,48491.7%−0.1 pts
36▼5Belen, NMNM7,58991.8%+2.4 pts
37▲2Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMNM5,79092.4%+0.4 pts
38Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,61993.4%+1.5 pts
39▼22Chaparral, NMNM18,18693.7%+7.8 pts
40Española, NMNM10,45893.9%+1.5 pts
41▼9Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,94995.1%+5.4 pts
42▼6Anthony, NMNM8,90095.3%+3.5 pts
43▼2Shiprock, NMNM7,61095.5%+2.9 pts
44▼16Edgewood, NMNM6,15796.2%+8.2 pts
45▼2El Cerro Mission, NMNM5,32398.3%+5.0 pts
46Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,86499.0%+2.9 pts
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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU ACS 5-YEAR ESTIMATES