SMART ASSET News:A new study from SmartAsset ranked the 10 best places to retire in New Mexico. The study considers taxes (both income and sales), the number of doctors’ offices and opportunity for recreation and social life. According to the study, Los Alamos ranked among the top spots in New Mexico.
Check out the table below for more information on the places that ranked in New Mexico:
|
Rank
|
City
|
Tax
|
Doctors’ Offices per 1,000 People
|
Recreation Centers per 1,000 People
|
Retirement Centers per 1,000 people
|
% of Seniors
|
Best Place to Retire Index
|
|
1
|
Taos, NM
|
17.9%
|
6.5
|
3.3
|
0.2
|
21.6%
|
31.95
|
|
2
|
Placitas, NM
|
16.1%
|
1.3
|
0.0
|
0.0
|
31.5%
|
28.50
|
|
3
|
Silver City, NM
|
17.6%
|
2.8
|
1.0
|
0.2
|
18.5%
|
24.52
|
|
4
|
Santa Fe, NM
|
17.7%
|
2.8
|
1.5
|
0.1
|
19.4%
|
23.98
|
|
5
|
Ruidoso, NM
|
18.0%
|
1.9
|
1.6
|
0.0
|
27.5%
|
23.52
|
|
6
|
Los Alamos, NM
|
17.0%
|
3.0
|
0.8
|
0.0
|
16.3%
|
23.23
|
|
7
|
Aztec, NM
|
17.6%
|
1.4
|
0.8
|
0.3
|
16.0%
|
22.81
|
|
8
|
Corrales, NM
|
17.2%
|
1.3
|
0.4
|
0.0
|
24.3%
|
22.63
|
|
9
|
Los Lunas, NM
|
16.6%
|
1.5
|
0.5
|
0.1
|
14.4%
|
22.29
|
|
10
|
Deming, NM
|
17.1%
|
1.2
|
0.3
|
0.1
|
17.5%
|
22.23
|
More details on the study, including the methodology and interactive map, can be found here: https://smartasset.com/retirement/retirement-calculator#New Mexico
