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, clear days a year. 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× |
| Clear days a year | 68 | 65 |
| Days above 90°F | 67 | 11 |
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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