| City | Population | Rank | Population 18-34 Rank | Nightlife Rank | Music Venues Rank | Active Life Rank | Arts & Entertainment Rank | Fast Food Rank | Non-Fast Food Restautant Rank | Population Density Rank | Big Deal Score |
| Albuquerque | 545,852 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 6.88 |
| Roswell | 48,366 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Silver City | 10,315 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 7.38 |
| Santa Fe | 67,947 | 4 | 21 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 2 | 20 | 7.63 |
| Alamogordo | 30,403 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 6 | 8.63 |
| Gallup | 21,678 | 6 | 16 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 22 | 9.38 |
| Carlsbad | 26,138 | 7 | 1 | 18 | 9 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 4 | 9.5 |
| Deming | 14,855 | 8 | 2 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 10.13 |
| Las Vegas | 13,753 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 16 | 4 | 17 | 10.25 |
| Las Cruces | 97,618 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 19 | 10.88 |
| Lovington | 11,009 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 19 | 2 | 11.38 |
| Farmington | 45,877 | 12 | 17 | 10 | 15 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 16 | 11.5 |
| Hobbs | 34,122 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 12 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 7 | 11.88 |
| Clovis | 37,775 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 11.88 |
| Los Alamos | 12,019 | 15 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 8 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 12.63 |
| Portales | 12,280 | 15 | 5 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 12.63 |
| Rio Rancho | 87,521 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 10 | 18 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 13.38 |
| Los Lunas | 14,835 | 18 | 19 | 15 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 20 | 17 | 14 | 14.13 |
| Sunland Park | 14,106 | 19 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 2 | 9 | 12 | 14.38 |
| Espanola | 10,224 | 20 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 10 | 15.63 |
| Chaparral | 14,631 | 21 | 14 | 21 | 16 | 22 | 22 | 1 | 22 | 11 | 16.13 |
| Artesia | 11,301 | 22 | 22 | 9 | 16 | 15 | 20 | 15 | 16 | 21 | 16.75 |