Rent Affordability for A Registered Nurse in New Mexico

A typical registered nurse in New Mexico earns about $85,032 a year, which supports approximately $2,126 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/mo13.8%very comfortable
Roswell, NM$1,273/mo18%very comfortable
Clovis, NM$1,272/mo18%very comfortable
Farmington, NM$1,304/mo18.4%very comfortable
Las Cruces, NM$1,435/mo20.3%affordable
Hobbs, NM$1,439/mo20.3%affordable
Silver City, NM$1,463/mo20.6%affordable
Albuquerque, NM$1,473/mo20.8%affordable
Alamogordo, NM$1,562/mo22%affordable
Carlsbad, NM$1,654/mo23.3%affordable
Santa Teresa, NM$1,670/mo23.6%affordable
Ruidoso, NM$1,700/mo24%affordable
Rio Rancho, NM$1,875/mo26.5%affordable
Santa Fe, NM$1,882/mo26.6%affordable
Los Lunas, NM$2,015/mo28.4%affordable
Artesia, NM$2,583/mo36.5%stretched
Los Alamos, NM$2,749/mo38.8%stretched
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).