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.

CityMedian rent% of incomeAffordability
Portales, NM$975/mo7.8%very comfortable
Roswell, NM$1,273/mo10.2%very comfortable
Clovis, NM$1,272/mo10.2%very comfortable
Farmington, NM$1,304/mo10.4%very comfortable
Las Cruces, NM$1,435/mo11.5%very comfortable
Hobbs, NM$1,439/mo11.5%very comfortable
Silver City, NM$1,463/mo11.7%very comfortable
Albuquerque, NM$1,473/mo11.8%very comfortable
Alamogordo, NM$1,562/mo12.5%very comfortable
Carlsbad, NM$1,654/mo13.3%very comfortable
Santa Teresa, NM$1,670/mo13.4%very comfortable
Ruidoso, NM$1,700/mo13.6%very comfortable
Rio Rancho, NM$1,875/mo15%very comfortable
Santa Fe, NM$1,882/mo15.1%very comfortable
Los Lunas, NM$2,015/mo16.1%very comfortable
Artesia, NM$2,583/mo20.7%affordable
Los Alamos, NM$2,749/mo22%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).