Rent Affordability for An Accountant in New Mexico

A typical accountant in New Mexico earns about $81,702 a year, which supports approximately $2,043 a month in rent under the 30% rule. Below, every tracked New Mexico city is ranked by how local rent compares against that affordability ceiling.

As of May 2026. 15 of 17 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 2 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Portales, NM$975/mo14.3%very comfortable
Roswell, NM$1,273/mo18.7%very comfortable
Clovis, NM$1,272/mo18.7%very comfortable
Farmington, NM$1,304/mo19.2%very comfortable
Las Cruces, NM$1,435/mo21.1%affordable
Hobbs, NM$1,439/mo21.1%affordable
Silver City, NM$1,463/mo21.5%affordable
Albuquerque, NM$1,473/mo21.6%affordable
Alamogordo, NM$1,562/mo22.9%affordable
Carlsbad, NM$1,654/mo24.3%affordable
Santa Teresa, NM$1,670/mo24.5%affordable
Ruidoso, NM$1,700/mo25%affordable
Rio Rancho, NM$1,875/mo27.5%affordable
Santa Fe, NM$1,882/mo27.6%affordable
Los Lunas, NM$2,015/mo29.6%affordable
Artesia, NM$2,583/mo37.9%stretched
Los Alamos, NM$2,749/mo40.4%rent-burdened
Methodology: Salary is the BLS-derived state estimate for New Mexico. Rent is the latest ZORI monthly value for each city. Affordability uses the 30% rule (rent ≤ 30% of gross income).