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Most transient, New Mexico cities · 2020

New Mexico cities ranked by the smallest share of residents living in the same house as one year earlier (2020 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 87.4%.

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RANKPLACESTATEPOPLIVING IN THE SAME HOUSE AS 1 YEAR AGOVS –

01Portales, NMNM11,73467.2%–

02Aztec, NMNM6,09175.7%–

03Clovis, NMNM37,12776.1%–

04Grants, NMNM8,93377.0%–

05Alamogordo, NMNM31,90677.6%–

06Las Vegas, NMNM12,57479.4%–

07Roswell, NMNM46,87882.4%–

08Las Cruces, NMNM116,97883.3%–

09Bernalillo, NMNM9,15984.0%–

10Artesia, NMNM12,73584.4%–

11Albuquerque, NMNM556,58884.5%–

12Silver City, NMNM9,28484.6%–

13Farmington, NMNM46,05584.8%–

14Ruidoso, NMNM7,58085.3%–

15Los Alamos, NMNM13,31785.4%–

16Socorro, NMNM8,26185.7%–

17Chaparral, NMNM18,18685.9%–

18Santa Teresa, NMNM6,04186.1%–

19Raton, NMNM5,95286.3%–

20Deming, NMNM14,94486.3%–

21Carlsbad, NMNM32,52487.0%–

22Lovington, NMNM11,62087.1%–

23Taos, NMNM6,52687.2%–

24Los Lunas, NMNM20,57287.4%–

25North Valley, NMNM10,45587.6%–

26Rio Rancho, NMNM114,41987.8%–

27Santa Fe, NMNM89,83787.9%–

28Edgewood, NMNM6,15788.0%–

29Hobbs, NMNM40,86388.2%–

30Tucumcari, NMNM5,08288.3%–

31Belen, NMNM7,58989.4%–

32Truth or Consequences, NMNM5,94989.8%–

33North Hobbs, NMNM6,03490.4%–

34Gallup, NMNM19,96990.9%–

35White Rock, NMNM5,71691.7%–

36Anthony, NMNM8,90091.7%–

37Corrales, NMNM8,48491.7%–

38Eldorado at Santa Fe, NMNM5,61991.9%–

39Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMNM5,79091.9%–

40Española, NMNM10,45892.3%–

41Shiprock, NMNM7,61092.7%–

42Bloomfield, NMNM7,33593.1%–

43El Cerro Mission, NMNM5,32393.3%–

44South Valley, NMNM37,12093.4%–

45Sunland Park, NMNM18,26893.9%–

46Zuni Pueblo, NMNM5,86496.1%–

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UPDATED 2026-09-11 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU DECENNIAL CENSUS