Ranked for Great Weather
Best Places to Live in New Mexico for Great Weather
Dry, sunny, and comfortable year-round Ranked by how well each place fits the Great Weather profile across cost, schools, climate, and safety — see how we score.
Top 11 places
- #1CarlsbadPopulation 31,755 · mixed overall livability78% match
- #2Las CrucesPopulation 111,273 · mixed overall livability61% match
- #3HobbsPopulation 39,782 · mixed overall livability61% match
- #4AlamogordoPopulation 30,996 · solid overall livability61% match
- #5AlbuquerquePopulation 562,551 · mixed overall livability54% match
- #6Rio RanchoPopulation 104,351 · solid overall livability54% match
- #7FarmingtonPopulation 46,457 · mixed overall livability54% match
- #8ClovisPopulation 38,453 · mixed overall livability54% match
- #9South ValleyPopulation 37,601 · mixed overall livability54% match
- #10RoswellPopulation 48,035 · mixed overall livability49% match
- #11Santa FePopulation 87,617 · solid overall livability37% match
Match % is a range-based fit: the share of this profile's weighted factors whose value for a place lands inside the profile's preferred band. It is not an absolute quality score, and very small communities are excluded from this list.
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