| 1998 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 | 3,455 | 367 | 3,822 | $317,064,594 | $12,984,822 | $330,049,416 | |
| Las Cruces | 343 | 100 | 443 | 35,503,095 | 1,900,000 | 37,403,095 | |
| Santa Fe | 435 | 19 | 454 | 42,509,980 | 5,138,197 | 47,648,177 | |
| Rio Rancho2, 3 | 664 | 333 | 997 | 43,527,257 | 10,004,409 | 53,531,666 | |
| Roswell | 54 | 79 | 133 | 4,737,543 | 2,915,470 | 7,653,013 | |
| Farmington | 103 | 60 | 163 | 12,955,693 | 2,402,736 | 15,358,429 | |
| Alamogordo | 61 | 284 | 345 | 5,832,039 | 11,067,360 | 16,899,399 | |
| Clovis | 35 | 0 | 35 | 3,467,549 | 0 | 3,467,549 | |
| Hobbs | 9 | 44 | 53 | 1,891,240 | 2,098,812 | 3,990,052 | |
| Carlsbad | 55 | 72 | 127 | 6,503,831 | 2,934,243 | 9,438,074 | |
| NEW MEXICOe, 4 | 9,259 | 1,548 | 10,807 | $963,192,614 | $59,911,501 | $1,023,104,115 | |
| * 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 Rio Rancho multi-unit valuation figures are incomplete. In 1998, |
| the value data for a four-plex structure is not available. |
| 4 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 of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, unpublished reports and |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. |