| 2005 New Residential Building Permits1 | |||||||
| New Mexico and Ten Most Populous Cities | |||||||
| Number of Units | Value | ||||||
| Single | Multi | Single | Multi | ||||
| Area* | Family | Family | Total | Family | Family | Total | |
| Albuquerque | 4,676 | 465 | 5,141 | $740,483,537 | $24,830,800 | $765,314,337 | |
| Las Cruces | 1,529 | 300 | 1,829 | 224,169,932 | 19,259,816 | 243,429,748 | |
| Santa Fe | 605 | 116 | 721 | 94,059,811 | 10,493,776 | 104,553,587 | |
| Rio Rancho2 | 2,969 | 278 | 3,247 | 584,198,450 | 16,878,895 | 601,077,345 | |
| Roswell | 84 | 16 | 100 | 15,607,395 | 1,788,892 | 17,396,287 | |
| Farmington | 260 | 10 | 270 | 45,398,703 | 1,153,144 | 46,551,847 | |
| Alamogordo | 225 | 8 | 233 | 44,744,286 | 653,586 | 45,397,872 | |
| Clovis | 157 | 4 | 161 | 24,400,100 | 117,408 | 24,517,508 | |
| Hobbs | 42 | 0 | 42 | 7,217,965 | 0 | 7,217,965 | |
| Carlsbad | 33 | 0 | 33 | 4,719,206 | 0 | 4,719,206 | |
| NEW MEXICOe, 3 | 15,112 | 1,251 | 16,363 | $2,696,225,675 | $79,348,217 | $2,775,573,892 | |
| * Listed from largest to smallest city, according to July 1, 2006 |
| population estimates from the U.S. Census Bureau. |
| e The New Mexico total includes some estimation. |
| 1 Includes only permits issued for new construction. Additions, |
| alterations and repairs are excluded. |
| 2 Rio Rancho data reflect plan reviews rather than building permits. |
| 3 Includes areas that are not shown separately. |
| Source: U.S. Dept. of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, unpublished reports and |
| individual permit issuing agencies. |
| Table prepared by: Bureau of Business and Economic Research, University of New Mexico. |