Albuquerque vs Santa Fe
Albuquerque, NM compared with Santa Fe, NM · 54 miles apart
Albuquerque has 556,588 residents to Santa Fe’s 89,837. Albuquerque comes out ahead on median rent, price to income. Santa Fe does better on median household income, homeownership, average commute.
| Albuquerque, NM | Santa Fe, NM | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 556,588 | 89,837 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 2,972 | 1,720 |
| Median household income | $68,317 | $73,482 |
| Median home value | $291,500 | $444,900 |
| Median rent | $1,145 | $1,463 |
| Homeownership | 61.8% | 63.6% |
| Average commute | 22.4 min | 21 min |
| Median age | 38.8 | 46.3 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 39.2% | 47.8% |
| Poverty rate | 15.5% | 12.9% |
| Unemployment | 5.4% | 5.1% |
| Price to income | 4.3× | 6.1× |
Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.
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