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What Is It Like to Live in Roswell?

What it costs to live in Roswell, and how it compares with other New Mexico cities, in plain numbers.

Value score

59

4th best value in New Mexico

How much you get for what you pay, versus other New Mexico cities.

Overall livability

40

11th overall in New Mexico

Cost, safety, schools, jobs and quality of life combined.

Roswell is home to about 48,347 people. A typical home runs $112,500 and a household earns around $46,000, a price-to-income ratio of 2.4. Among New Mexico's largest cities, it ranks 4th for value and 11th overall.

Roswell at a glance

Median home price

$112,500

3rd in NM of 14

Median rent

$831/mo

Median household income

$46,000

Home price to income

2.4x

Unemployment

5.6%

6th in NM of 14

School rating

2/10

12th in NM of 14

Air quality (AQI)

45

0th in NM of 14

Walk score

4/100

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Sources: Home prices and rent from Zillow; income, unemployment and commute from the U.S. Census; school ratings from state education data; crime from the FBI; air quality from the EPA. City rankings are within New Mexico only. Updated 2026.