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These Are The 10 Stressed Places In New Mexico

By Chris Kolmar
Apr. 13, 2016

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You know that tight feeling in your chest when you start a new job? That’s stress.

And there are certain places in New Mexico that have more to stress out about then just their first day at work.

There are things like dealing with ever-longer commutes, working longer and longer hours, and just trying to find a job in the first place. But which places in New Mexico take being stressed to the next level?

It turns out the good people of Anthony have earned the dubious distinction of being the most stressed out place in New Mexico. The city is at the top of the pack of the 10 most stressed out places in the Land of Enchantment:

  1. Anthony
  2. Bernalillo
  3. Española
  4. Sunland Park
  5. Portales
  6. Lovington
  7. Los Lunas
  8. Albuquerque
  9. Las Cruces
  10. Clovis

Read on to see why these places in New Mexico could use a Xanax.

How We Measured Stress In New Mexico (Without Stressing Out)

In order to measure stress, we selected a set of six criteria that reflect its root causes for most people and used them to look at the 34 places in New Mexico with a population over 5,000 according to the 2010-2014 American Community Survey:

  1. Percentage of population with a long commute (over 30 minutes)
  2. Unemployment Rate
  3. Hours worked
  4. Population density
  5. Percentage of income spent on rent
  6. Percentage of population without health insurance

The higher any of these was, the more stressful the people of the place are.

Our data is from the U.S. Census’ American Community Survey for 2010-2014.

We ranked each place from 1 to 34 (with one being the most stressed side of the scale) in the six individual criteria. These ranks were then averaged into a Stress Score, the lowest of which was the most stressed out place in the Land of Enchantment.

Below, we’ll take a look at the standout stress stats for each top 10 most stressed places, and wrap the whole thing up with a detailed ranking of all 34 places we analyzed.

1. Anthony

Population: 9,462People With High Rent: 63.7%
People With Long Commute: 39.3%
People Without Insurance: 28.3%

2. Bernalillo

Population: 8,400People With High Rent: 48.4%
People With Long Commute: 37.7%
People Without Insurance: 24.0%

3. Española

Population: 10,216People With High Rent: 52.3%
People With Long Commute: 37.1%
People Without Insurance: 21.4%

4. Sunland Park

Population: 14,794People With High Rent: 46.8%
People With Long Commute: 28.6%
People Without Insurance: 33.6%

5. Portales

Population: 12,481People With High Rent: 63.8%
People With Long Commute: 17.8%
People Without Insurance: 18.4%

6. Lovington

Population: 11,364People With High Rent: 35.2%
People With Long Commute: 25.6%
People Without Insurance: 23.3%

7. Los Lunas

Population: 15,203People With High Rent: 53.8%
People With Long Commute: 39.3%
People Without Insurance: 8.8%

8. Albuquerque

Population: 553,576People With High Rent: 48.9%
People With Long Commute: 22.5%
People Without Insurance: 15.2%

9. Las Cruces

Population: 100,360People With High Rent: 54.5%
People With Long Commute: 17.7%
People Without Insurance: 15.4%

10. Clovis

Population: 39,204People With High Rent: 48.5%
People With Long Commute: 9.4%
People Without Insurance: 17.1%

Detailed List Of Stressed Places In New Mexico

City Rank Population People With High Rent People With Long Commute People Without Insurance
Anthony 1 9,462 63.7% 39.3% 28.3%
Bernalillo 2 8,400 48.4% 37.7% 24.0%
Espa 3 10,216 52.3% 37.1% 21.4%
Sunland Park 4 14,794 46.8% 28.6% 33.6%
Portales 5 12,481 63.8% 17.8% 18.4%
Lovington 6 11,364 35.2% 25.6% 23.3%
Los Lunas 7 15,203 53.8% 39.3% 8.8%
Albuquerque 8 553,576 48.9% 22.5% 15.2%
Las Cruces 9 100,360 54.5% 17.7% 15.4%
Clovis 10 39,204 48.5% 9.4% 17.1%
Deming 11 14,760 40.8% 15.0% 22.4%
Santa Fe 12 69,245 49.1% 14.9% 18.4%
Taos 13 5,713 45.0% 10.7% 20.1%
Roswell 14 48,568 44.3% 14.1% 18.6%
Bloomfield 15 7,877 41.4% 41.4% 15.2%
Farmington 16 45,383 46.4% 16.5% 20.7%
Rio Rancho 17 90,627 48.0% 49.3% 10.0%
Grants 18 9,245 51.4% 16.9% 21.0%
Corrales 19 8,426 61.4% 37.6% 8.0%
Belen 20 7,249 41.8% 33.1% 14.8%
Gallup 21 22,189 43.0% 14.8% 22.6%
Hobbs 22 35,343 36.1% 12.0% 20.6%
Las Vegas 23 13,833 48.2% 8.5% 15.9%
Alamogordo 24 31,224 37.9% 12.1% 13.9%
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque 25 6,074 51.9% 14.4% 11.1%
Aztec 26 6,619 36.2% 33.7% 14.9%
Carlsbad 27 26,996 37.2% 16.7% 15.3%
Ruidoso 28 7,954 38.8% 14.9% 12.6%
Raton 29 6,627 40.2% 12.1% 15.0%
Silver City 30 10,245 42.0% 11.9% 10.9%
Artesia 31 11,494 29.3% 10.5% 13.5%
Socorro 32 8,898 38.4% 10.5% 12.1%
Truth or Consequences 33 6,337 42.0% 7.4% 16.5%
Tucumcari 34 5,237 31.3% 9.4% 13.2%
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Author

Chris Kolmar

Chris Kolmar is a co-founder of Zippia and the editor-in-chief of the Zippia career advice blog. He has hired over 50 people in his career, been hired five times, and wants to help you land your next job. His research has been featured on the New York Times, Thrillist, VOX, The Atlantic, and a host of local news. More recently, he's been quoted on USA Today, BusinessInsider, and CNBC.

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