Las Cruces vs Santa Fe
Las Cruces, NM compared with Santa Fe, NM · 235 miles apart
Las Cruces has 116,978 residents to Santa Fe’s 89,837. Las Cruces comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, price to income. Santa Fe does better on median household income, homeownership, bachelor's degree +.
| Las Cruces, NM | Santa Fe, NM | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 116,978 | 89,837 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,521 | 1,720 |
| Median household income | $55,422 | $73,482 |
| Median home value | $231,700 | $444,900 |
| Median rent | $974 | $1,463 |
| Homeownership | 55.9% | 63.6% |
| Average commute | 18.9 min | 21 min |
| Median age | 33 | 46.3 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 36.7% | 47.8% |
| Poverty rate | 22.6% | 12.9% |
| Unemployment | 7% | 5.1% |
| Price to income | 4.2× | 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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