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Best places to live in Greater Albuquerque

17 places with 836,758 residents within about 30 km of Albuquerque, ranked for 29 household profiles. Local data: official statistics on affordability, green space, education and family, health and elderly, jobs and economy, lifestyle and amenities, mobility and connectivity and safety and community (local or regional figures, sources on every place page) plus population and geography.

A greater area here means every municipality whose nearest big-city core is Albuquerque, within a radius that grows with the size of the city (20 to 60 km). It is a practical commuting belt, not an official region.

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For young families

  1. 1Corrales
    New Mexico, 8,502 residents    61
  2. 2Rio Rancho
    New Mexico, 87,521 residents    60
  3. 3Enchanted Hills
    New Mexico, 87,521 residents    59
  4. 4Bernalillo
    New Mexico, 8,843 residents    48
  5. 5North Valley
    New Mexico, 11,333 residents    45
  6. 6Lee Acres (New Mexico, 5,858 residents)
    New Mexico, 5,858 residents    45
  7. 7Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
    New Mexico, 6,063 residents    45
  8. 8Paradise Hills
    New Mexico, 4,256 residents    44
  9. 9South Valley
    New Mexico, 40,976 residents    41
  10. 10Albuquerque
    New Mexico, 564,559 residents    38

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For retired couples

  1. 1Rio Rancho
    New Mexico, 87,521 residents    63
  2. 2Enchanted Hills
    New Mexico, 87,521 residents    62
  3. 3Corrales
    New Mexico, 8,502 residents    61
  4. 4North Valley
    New Mexico, 11,333 residents    59
  5. 5Paradise Hills
    New Mexico, 4,256 residents    58
  6. 6Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
    New Mexico, 6,063 residents    56
  7. 7Lee Acres (New Mexico, 5,858 residents)
    New Mexico, 5,858 residents    56
  8. 8Bernalillo
    New Mexico, 8,843 residents    51
  9. 9Albuquerque
    New Mexico, 564,559 residents    50
  10. 10South Valley
    New Mexico, 40,976 residents    49

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For remote workers

  1. 1Rio Rancho
    New Mexico, 87,521 residents    65
  2. 2Enchanted Hills
    New Mexico, 87,521 residents    65
  3. 3North Valley
    New Mexico, 11,333 residents    63
  4. 4Corrales
    New Mexico, 8,502 residents    63
  5. 5Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
    New Mexico, 6,063 residents    63
  6. 6Lee Acres (New Mexico, 5,858 residents)
    New Mexico, 5,858 residents    63
  7. 7South Valley
    New Mexico, 40,976 residents    59
  8. 8Albuquerque
    New Mexico, 564,559 residents    58
  9. 9Bernalillo
    New Mexico, 8,843 residents    56

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For commuters

  1. 1Albuquerque
    New Mexico, 564,559 residents    76
  2. 2Rio Rancho
    New Mexico, 87,521 residents    71
  3. 3South Valley
    New Mexico, 40,976 residents    70
  4. 4Lee Acres (New Mexico, 5,858 residents)
    New Mexico, 5,858 residents    68
  5. 5Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
    New Mexico, 6,063 residents    67
  6. 6Corrales
    New Mexico, 8,502 residents    65
  7. 7North Valley
    New Mexico, 11,333 residents    64
  8. 8Enchanted Hills
    New Mexico, 87,521 residents    64
  9. 9Paradise Hills
    New Mexico, 4,256 residents    61
  10. 10Bernalillo
    New Mexico, 8,843 residents    59

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For single professionals

  1. 1Albuquerque
    New Mexico, 564,559 residents    71
  2. 2South Valley
    New Mexico, 40,976 residents    62
  3. 3Lee Acres (New Mexico, 5,858 residents)
    New Mexico, 5,858 residents    58
  4. 4Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
    New Mexico, 6,063 residents    58
  5. 5Rio Rancho
    New Mexico, 87,521 residents    50
  6. 6North Valley
    New Mexico, 11,333 residents    48
  7. 7Enchanted Hills
    New Mexico, 87,521 residents    46
  8. 8Corrales
    New Mexico, 8,502 residents    40
  9. 9Bernalillo
    New Mexico, 8,843 residents    35

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For movers on a budget

  1. 1Rio Rancho
    New Mexico, 87,521 residents    58
  2. 2Enchanted Hills
    New Mexico, 87,521 residents    57
  3. 3Corrales
    New Mexico, 8,502 residents    56
  4. 4Bernalillo
    New Mexico, 8,843 residents    53
  5. 5Bosque Farms
    New Mexico, 3,838 residents    45
  6. 6South Valley
    New Mexico, 40,976 residents    44
  7. 7Albuquerque
    New Mexico, 564,559 residents    44
  8. 8North Valley
    New Mexico, 11,333 residents    41
  9. 9Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
    New Mexico, 6,063 residents    41
  10. 10Lee Acres (New Mexico, 5,858 residents)
    New Mexico, 5,858 residents    41

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Towns in Greater Albuquerque