Which New Mexico cities land on WalletHub’s happiest cities list? 

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) – WalletHub released its recent rankings of the happiest cities in America. While a number of factors play a role in determining happiness, WalletHub ranked 182 cities across 29 metrics. These metrics include depression rate, leisure time spent per day, emotional and physical well-being, community and environment, income growth rate and more.

Two New Mexico cities appeared on the list, Albuquerque ranked 99 and Las Cruces ranked 109 overall. Albuquerque ranked 89 in emotional and physical well-being and 120 in community and environment. Las Cruces ranked 129 and 72 in the same categories. To view the full rankings and methodology, click here.