Rent Affordability for A Customer Service Representative in New Mexico

A typical customer service representative in New Mexico earns about $38,169 a year, which supports approximately $954 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. 0 of 17 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 17 are rent-burdened on this salary.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Portales, NM$975/mo30.7%stretched
Roswell, NM$1,273/mo40%rent-burdened
Clovis, NM$1,272/mo40%stretched
Farmington, NM$1,304/mo41%rent-burdened
Las Cruces, NM$1,435/mo45.1%rent-burdened
Hobbs, NM$1,439/mo45.2%rent-burdened
Silver City, NM$1,463/mo46%rent-burdened
Albuquerque, NM$1,473/mo46.3%rent-burdened
Alamogordo, NM$1,562/mo49.1%rent-burdened
Carlsbad, NM$1,654/mo52%severely rent-burdened
Santa Teresa, NM$1,670/mo52.5%severely rent-burdened
Ruidoso, NM$1,700/mo53.4%severely rent-burdened
Rio Rancho, NM$1,875/mo58.9%severely rent-burdened
Santa Fe, NM$1,882/mo59.2%severely rent-burdened
Los Lunas, NM$2,015/mo63.3%severely rent-burdened
Artesia, NM$2,583/mo81.2%severely rent-burdened
Los Alamos, NM$2,749/mo86.4%severely 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).