State population ranking
25 Largest Places in New Mexico by Population
Ranked from largest to smallest using 2024 population estimates. Each place links to its sourced facts, scores, and local summary.
Largest to smallest
Population-ranked places
423 of 528 published places have the selected population vintage.
- 1
South Valley, NM
Census-designated place
- Population
- 37,120
- Median home value
- $224,300
- Median rent
- $954
- 2
Chaparral, NM
Census-designated place
- Population
- 18,186
- Median home value
- $109,300
- Median rent
- $853
- 3
Los Alamos, NM
Census-designated place
- Population
- 13,317
- Median home value
- $501,800
- Median rent
- $1,359
- 4
North Valley, NM
Census-designated place
- Population
- 10,455
- Median home value
- $302,700
- Median rent
- $893
- 5
Shiprock, NM
Census-designated place
- Population
- 7,610
- Median home value
- $104,400
- Median rent
- $694
- 6
Santa Teresa, NM
Census-designated place
- Population
- 6,041
- Median home value
- $215,100
- Median rent
- $1,356
- 7
North Hobbs, NM
Census-designated place
- Population
- 6,034
- Median home value
- $264,400
- Median rent
- $1,319
- 8
Zuni Pueblo, NM
Census-designated place
- Population
- 5,864
- Median home value
- $81,700
- Median rent
- $588
- 9
White Rock, NM
Census-designated place
- Population
- 5,716
- Median home value
- $500,700
- Median rent
- Not available
- 10
Eldorado at Santa Fe, NM
Census-designated place
- Population
- 5,619
- Median home value
- $591,900
- Median rent
- $2,526
- 11
El Cerro Mission, NM
Census-designated place
- Population
- 5,323
- Median home value
- $115,300
- Median rent
- Not available
- 12
Los Chaves, NM
Census-designated place
- Population
- 4,838
- Median home value
- $285,700
- Median rent
- $833
- 13
Crouch Mesa, NM
Census-designated place
- Population
- 4,812
- Median home value
- $89,200
- Median rent
- $1,040
- 14
Paradise Hills, NM
Census-designated place
- Population
- 4,591
- Median home value
- $254,600
- Median rent
- $1,361
- 15
Holloman AFB, NM
Census-designated place
- Population
- 4,433
- Median home value
- Not available
- Median rent
- $1,230
- 16
Lee Acres, NM
Census-designated place
- Population
- 4,272
- Median home value
- $187,400
- Median rent
- $1,077
- 17
Meadow Lake, NM
Census-designated place
- Population
- 4,259
- Median home value
- $77,900
- Median rent
- $908
- 18
Placitas CDP (Sandoval County), NM
Published place
- Population
- 4,223
- Median home value
- $562,100
- Median rent
- $2,717
- 19
La Cienega, NM
Census-designated place
- Population
- 3,543
- Median home value
- $517,100
- Median rent
- $1,139
- 20
Kirtland AFB, NM
Census-designated place
- Population
- 3,413
- Median home value
- Not available
- Median rent
- $1,794
- 21
Dulce, NM
Census-designated place
- Population
- 3,218
- Median home value
- $53,300
- Median rent
- $550
- 22
Sandia Heights, NM
Census-designated place
- Population
- 3,160
- Median home value
- $670,100
- Median rent
- $3,050
- 23
El Cerro, NM
Census-designated place
- Population
- 2,923
- Median home value
- $311,500
- Median rent
- $723
- 24
Agua Fria, NM
Census-designated place
- Population
- 2,898
- Median home value
- $270,400
- Median rent
- $1,158
- 25
Vado, NM
Census-designated place
- Population
- 2,895
- Median home value
- $104,400
- Median rent
- $756
How this list is ranked
Places are ordered by population, descending, using one common statewide vintage; ties are ordered by place name. Incorporated places and census-designated places are both eligible when they appear in the published location data.