Rent Affordability for A Marketing Manager in New Mexico

A typical marketing manager in New Mexico earns about $149,769 a year, which supports approximately $3,744 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. 17 of 17 cities tracked stay within the 30% rule; 0 are rent-burdened on this salary.

City↕Median rent↕% of income↑Affordability
Portales, NM$1,008/mo8.1%very comfortable
Roswell, NM$1,263/mo10.1%very comfortable
Clovis, NM$1,315/mo10.5%very comfortable
Silver City, NM$1,371/mo11%very comfortable
Las Cruces, NM$1,439/mo11.5%very comfortable
Albuquerque, NM$1,452/mo11.6%very comfortable
Hobbs, NM$1,484/mo11.9%very comfortable
Farmington, NM$1,535/mo12.3%very comfortable
Alamogordo, NM$1,533/mo12.3%very comfortable
Artesia, NM$1,550/mo12.4%very comfortable
Carlsbad, NM$1,596/mo12.8%very comfortable
Santa Teresa, NM$1,684/mo13.5%very comfortable
Ruidoso, NM$1,700/mo13.6%very comfortable
Rio Rancho, NM$1,867/mo15%very comfortable
Santa Fe, NM$1,956/mo15.7%very comfortable
Los Lunas, NM$2,040/mo16.3%very comfortable
Los Alamos, NM$2,554/mo20.5%affordable
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).