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Most walkable towns in New Mexico

Ranked by street connectivity: intersections per square mile, the standard walkability measure the EPA uses. 72 towns with 2,500+ residents.

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Gallup’s spot
#39of 72
38.1 / sq mistreet intersections per square mile
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#1
Paradise Hills125 / sq mi · Dead ends 31%
#2
Albuquerque103 / sq mi · Dead ends 17.8%
#3
Anthony100 / sq mi · Dead ends 12.3%
The race around Gallup

Just behind El Cerro, just ahead of South Valley

37Peralta39.5 / sq mi38El Cerro39.0 / sq mi39Gallup38.1 / sq mi40South Valley35.9 / sq mi41El Cerro Mission35.5 / sq mi

All 72 towns

Intersections per sq mi, highest first. Towns next door to Gallup are tagged.

#TownIntersections per sq miDead endsStreet miles
1 Paradise Hills4,591 people 125 / sq mi 31%19.0 mi
2 Albuquerque562,218 people 103 / sq mi 17.8%2,574.8 mi
3 Anthony8,767 people 100 / sq mi 12.3%38.7 mi
4 Portales11,968 people 92.4 / sq mi 8.5%99.5 mi
5 Tularosa2,597 people 86.2 / sq mi 17.1%36.0 mi
6 Bernalillo9,086 people 82.5 / sq mi 24.5%71.0 mi
7 Las Vegas13,000 people 81.7 / sq mi 17.5%104.0 mi
8 Sandia Heights3,160 people 80.6 / sq mi 24.9%27.8 mi
9 Taos6,458 people 75.7 / sq mi 27.8%74.7 mi
10 Santa Fe89,019 people 74.9 / sq mi 20.4%590.6 mi
11 Clovis37,942 people 72.9 / sq mi 12.1%258.9 mi
12 Kirtland AFB3,413 people 72.1 / sq mi 12.7%63.0 mi
13 Artesia12,576 people 69.8 / sq mi 9.1%123.6 mi
14 Roswell47,638 people 67.4 / sq mi 11.5%322.3 mi
15 Silver City9,536 people 67.0 / sq mi 23.2%107.8 mi
16 Raton6,026 people 66.2 / sq mi 15.2%79.2 mi
17 Eunice3,015 people 66.0 / sq mi 8.4%38.8 mi
18 Española10,473 people 65.8 / sq mi 32.2%90.4 mi
19 Deming15,221 people 64.1 / sq mi 6.2%166.2 mi
20 University Park2,782 people 63.4 / sq mi 7.6%16.9 mi
21 Alamogordo31,307 people 61.6 / sq mi 12.7%221.0 mi
22 Farmington46,314 people 59.5 / sq mi 20.3%334.0 mi
23 Tucumcari5,160 people 58.8 / sq mi 11%93.5 mi
24 Las Cruces114,197 people 58.7 / sq mi 16.7%674.9 mi
25 Hobbs40,252 people 58.4 / sq mi 10.8%256.0 mi
26 Ruidoso7,699 people 55.8 / sq mi 23.7%175.1 mi
27 North Valley10,455 people 52.3 / sq mi 37.5%85.3 mi
28 Los Ranchos de Albuquerque5,857 people 49.8 / sq mi 35.9%44.9 mi
29 Los Lunas18,618 people 46.8 / sq mi 22.1%142.1 mi
30 Bosque Farms4,071 people 44.4 / sq mi 36%38.3 mi
31 Lovington11,498 people 43.6 / sq mi 9.6%86.2 mi
32 Rio Rancho108,515 people 42.5 / sq mi 15.9%798.9 mi
33 Carlsbad31,746 people 42.1 / sq mi 16.5%263.2 mi
34 Corrales8,555 people 40.5 / sq mi 43.7%132.0 mi
35 Agua Fria2,898 people 40.2 / sq mi 41.2%30.2 mi
36 Ruidoso Downs2,655 people 40.2 / sq mi 19.6%29.7 mi
37 Peralta3,404 people 39.5 / sq mi 39.9%43.3 mi
38 El Cerro2,923 people 39.0 / sq mi 43.6%38.3 mi
39 Gallup21,023 people 38.1 / sq mi 23.7%146.9 mi
40 South Valley37,120 people 35.9 / sq mi 32%249.0 mi
41 El Cerro Mission5,323 people 35.5 / sq mi 33.5%49.0 mi
42 Clayton2,753 people 34.9 / sq mi 9.9%45.2 mi
43 Los Alamos13,317 people 34.3 / sq mi 26.3%72.3 mi
44 Rio Communities4,925 people 34.2 / sq mi 25.8%51.0 mi
45 Sunland Park17,463 people 33.8 / sq mi 23.4%97.8 mi
46 Grants8,951 people 33.4 / sq mi 17.9%79.3 mi
47 Socorro8,481 people 32.8 / sq mi 16.8%91.8 mi
48 Ranchos de Taos2,536 people 30.2 / sq mi 35%27.4 mi
49 Belen7,450 people 23.9 / sq mi 20.5%79.9 mi
50 White Rock5,716 people 23.7 / sq mi 27.3%35.4 mi
51 Vado2,895 people 21.9 / sq mi 30.9%19.4 mi
52 Shiprock7,610 people 21.5 / sq mi 31.3%78.2 mi
53 Lee Acres4,272 people 21.5 / sq mi 32.7%58.9 mi
54 Los Chaves4,838 people 21.0 / sq mi 35.1%72.2 mi
55 Truth or Consequences6,019 people 20.6 / sq mi 14.8%101.0 mi
56 Flora Vista2,770 people 19.9 / sq mi 38.3%28.3 mi
57 Aztec6,150 people 18.8 / sq mi 24.3%65.3 mi
58 Meadow Lake4,259 people 18.8 / sq mi 33.8%57.7 mi
59 Bloomfield7,395 people 18.5 / sq mi 26.1%74.4 mi
60 Eldorado at Santa Fe5,619 people 17.9 / sq mi 32.6%118.4 mi
61 Santa Teresa6,041 people 16.7 / sq mi 26.9%35.4 mi
62 Placitas4,223 people 15.3 / sq mi 44.9%135.9 mi
63 Dulce3,218 people 15.2 / sq mi 33.3%39.0 mi
64 Zuni Pueblo5,864 people 14.9 / sq mi 34.2%44.3 mi
65 Holloman AFB4,433 people 14.7 / sq mi 20.5%46.0 mi
66 La Cienega3,543 people 12.2 / sq mi 39.6%56.1 mi
67 North Hobbs6,034 people 10.4 / sq mi 26.7%85.9 mi
68 Chaparral18,186 people 10.2 / sq mi 17.3%221.9 mi
69 La Mesilla2,697 people 9.8 / sq mi 45%14.6 mi
70 Edgewood6,124 people 8.1 / sq mi 35.5%161.2 mi
71 Crouch Mesa4,812 people 7.5 / sq mi 37.2%67.6 mi
72 Crownpoint2,882 people 2.1 / sq mi 28.4%49.1 mi
How it works

How this ranking works

The NM list, with the map →

We rank every town by street connectivity: intersections per square mile, the standard walkability measure the EPA uses. More intersections mean shorter, more direct walks, while cul-de-sac layouts with long dead ends rank lower. Sidewalks are not mapped consistently enough to rank, so this measures the street grid itself. The town with the highest figure ranks #1.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Trails, streets and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Conserved land: USGS PAD-US. Measured within each town's Census boundary. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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