| 2007 New Residential Building Permitsp,1 | |||||||
| New Mexico and Ten Most Populous Cities | |||||||
| Number of Units | Value | ||||||
| Single | Multi | Single | Multi | ||||
| Area* | Family | Family | Total | Family | Family | Total | |
| Albuquerque | 2,087 | 730 | 2,817 | $387,703,708 | $62,144,674 | $449,848,382 | |
| Las Cruces | 985 | 50 | 1,035 | 137,259,740 | 3,818,660 | 141,078,400 | |
| Santa Fe | 501 | 3 | 504 | 90,624,187 | 744,000 | 91,368,187 | |
| Rio Rancho2 | 1,046 | 136 | 1,182 | 222,716,493 | 11,525,186 | 234,241,679 | |
| Roswell | 119 | 90 | 209 | 22,276,795 | 5,293,220 | 27,570,015 | |
| Farmington | 218 | 0 | 218 | 35,110,252 | 0 | 35,110,252 | |
| Alamogordo | 150 | 3 | 153 | 43,018,454 | 595,241 | 43,613,695 | |
| Clovis | 98 | 55 | 153 | 20,569,281 | 5,873,201 | 26,442,482 | |
| Hobbs | 117 | 218 | 335 | 23,112,771 | 14,466,400 | 37,579,171 | |
| Carlsbad | 63 | 0 | 63 | 9,996,375 | 0 | 9,996,375 | |
| NEW MEXICOe, 3 | 8,432 | 1,385 | 9,817 | $1,662,746,444 | $116,868,027 | $1,779,614,471 | |
| * 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. |
| p Preliminary. |
| 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 of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, unpublished reports and |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. |