Las Cruces, NM
US City in New Mexico, West · ranked on 26 metrics
Las Cruces, NM is a US city in New Mexico with a population of 118,133 (229th of 477). It ranks best for Average Commute (Minutes) (87th of 434), Median Home Value ($2,000,001 Means $2M or More) (132nd of 434), Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of Adults 25+) (186th of 434). It ranks lowest for Property Crime Rate (per 100K) (358th of 395), Murder Rate (per 100K) (346th of 395), Poverty Rate (%) (370th of 434).
Strengths and weak spotsPercentileWhere a place sits among all places, from 0 to 100. 100 is the best, 50 is the middle, 0 is the worst.More in the glossary →
Percentile on 17 metrics that rank at least half of all US cities, given whether higher or lower is better.
Best at
Highest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 34th of 46093
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 50th of 46089
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 55th of 46088
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 202462nd of 43486
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 202487th of 43480
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024132nd of 43470
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 142nd of 46069
- Cost of Living by City (Metro Price Parities) · 2024tied 146th of 46068
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024186th of 43457
Worst at
Lowest percentiles, given whether higher or lower is better
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025360th of 3959
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025358th of 3959
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025354th of 39510
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025346th of 39512
- Poverty Rate (%)22.6%Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024370th of 43415
- Median Household Income$55,422Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024365th of 43416
- Crime Rates by City (FBI) · 2025255th of 39536
- Housing, Income and Commutes by City (Census) · 2024228th of 43448
Profile by category
Average percentile per category, from the median line. Select a category to list its metrics.
Notable facts
Where it ranks first or last among US cities
Never first or last on a widely ranked metric.
Where it is
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Similar places
Closest percentiles on 10 widely reported measures from 5 categories, leaving out size and totals
Fargo, ND84% similar
Salt Lake City, UT81% similar
Kansas City, MO81% similar- Albuquerque, NM76% similar
Lincoln, NE75% similar
Quick answers
- What is the population of Las Cruces, NM?
- Las Cruces, NM has a population of 118,133, 229th among 477 US cities.
- What does Las Cruces, NM rank best at?
- Among US cities, Las Cruces, NM ranks best for Average Commute (Minutes) (87th of 434); Median Home Value ($2,000,001 Means $2M or More) (132nd of 434); Bachelor’s Degree or Higher (% of Adults 25+) (186th of 434).
- Where does Las Cruces, NM rank worst?
- Las Cruces, NM ranks lowest for Property Crime Rate (per 100K) (358th of 395); Murder Rate (per 100K) (346th of 395); Poverty Rate (%) (370th of 434).
- How many statistics does Rankodex have for Las Cruces, NM?
- Rankodex ranks Las Cruces, NM on 26 statistics compared with other US cities, compiled from World Population Review and the sources it cites.
Every metric
26 metrics with a value for this place, in 6 topics