There are a number of party hot spots in New Mexico.
For example, Las Vegas, New Mexico has been called one of the biggest party towns in the nation. And you can see why. It has many college kids, a very young population, and frankly, there’s a huge bar scene.
But is it the best city to score in? The purpose of this post is to use Saturday Night Science and data to determine which places are the easiest you could go in New Mexico if you wanted to hook up with someone.
After analyzing 33 of the state’s most populous areas (over 5,000 people), we came up with this list as the ten easiest places to get laid in the state of New Mexico.
Don’t freak out.
Table Of Contents: Top Ten | Methodology | Summary | Table
The 10 Easiest Places To Get Laid In New Mexico
You might be thinking, “Santa Fe?!” Why haven’t I gone there before?
Well if you live in Santa Fe, you’re probably already aware of the pure excitement level, based on the criteria we list below. And if you’re not already regularly hooking up there. Well, then there’s nothing we can do about that.
Read on below to see how we crunched the numbers and see how the places in New Mexico near you fared. We’ve got the complete list of the most populous cities below so you know where to go and where to avoid on your next road trip.
The hardest place to get lucky in New Mexico, according to science? That would be Artesia. More on that later.
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The 10 Easiest Places To Get Laid In New Mexico For 2025
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Get Laid Score: 64.7
Rank Last Year: 1 (No Change)
Population: 88,224
Bars: 5
Colleges: 4
More on Santa Fe: Data
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Get Laid Score: 64.4
Rank Last Year: 5 (Up 3)
Population: 13,120
Bars: 4
Colleges: 2
More on Las Vegas: Data
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Get Laid Score: 63.0
Rank Last Year: 2 (Down 1)
Population: 7,701
Bars: 2
Colleges: 1
More on Ruidoso: Data
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Get Laid Score: 56.8
Rank Last Year: 3 (Down 1)
Population: 12,023
Bars: 2
Colleges: 1
More on Portales: Data
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Get Laid Score: 54.8
Rank Last Year: 6 (Up 1)
Population: 562,488
Bars: 26
Colleges: 3
More on Albuquerque: Data
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Get Laid Score: 51.8
Rank Last Year: 7 (Up 1)
Population: 8,540
Bars: 2
Colleges: 1
More on Socorro: Data
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Get Laid Score: 51.5
Rank Last Year: 8 (Up 1)
Population: 112,612
Bars: 7
Colleges: 2
More on Las Cruces: Data
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Get Laid Score: 47.5
Rank Last Year: 9 (Up 1)
Population: 13,471
Bars: 5
Colleges: 1
More on Los Alamos: Data
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Get Laid Score: 46.5
Rank Last Year: 12 (Up 3)
Population: 21,333
Bars: 4
Colleges: 1
More on Gallup: Data
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Get Laid Score: 45.9
Rank Last Year: 10 (No Change)
Population: 31,063
Bars: 2
Colleges: 1
More on Alamogordo: Data
Methodology: How we crunched the numbers for getting laid in the Land of Enchantment
We know we are answering a bar topic with this one, but that’s exactly why we use Saturday Night Science.
To rank the chances where you’re most likely to get laid in New Mexico, we had to determine what criteria help people hook up. It isn’t a stretch to assume that people will get frisky with plenty of young singles, areas where people aren’t married and have kids, and areas with lots of adult things to do.
With that in mind, we used the most recent 2019-2023 American Community Survey Census data produced for the state of New Mexico. And we paired it up with data from OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL 1.0 and colleges from IPEDS.
Can’t really get any better data than that.
We paid particular attention to:
- Population density
- % of population that’s female (More females than males)
- % of unmarried people in each city
- % of households with kids in each city
- Colleges per capita
- Bars per capita
We then gave each city a “Chance To Get Laid Score.”
The higher the score, the better the city is for getting lucky. We also limited our results to cities with over 5,000 people. For New Mexico, that meant a total of 33 cities.
This article is based on facts and is meant as infotainment. We updated this article for 2025, and it’s our tenth time ranking the easiest cities to get laid in New Mexico.
There You Have It – The Best Cities for Getting Some in New Mexico for 2025
If you’re looking at cities in New Mexico where it’s easy to get laid because the population is young, single and ready to party, this is an accurate list.
The best cities to get laid in New Mexico are Santa Fe, Las Vegas, Ruidoso, Portales, Albuquerque, Socorro, Las Cruces, Los Alamos, Gallup, and Alamogordo.
Who ever said science is a bore?
If you’re also curious enough, here are the hardest places to get laid in New Mexico, according to science:
- Artesia
- Bloomfield
- Shiprock
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Detailed List Of The Best Cities For Getting Laid In New Mexico For 2025
| Rank | City | Population | Median Income | Bars |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Santa Fe, NM | 88,224 | $70,110 | 5 |
| 2 | Las Vegas, NM | 13,120 | $42,732 | 4 |
| 3 | Ruidoso, NM | 7,701 | $50,259 | 2 |
| 4 | Portales, NM | 12,023 | $51,290 | 2 |
| 5 | Albuquerque, NM | 562,488 | $65,604 | 26 |
| 6 | Socorro, NM | 8,540 | $51,343 | 2 |
| 7 | Las Cruces, NM | 112,612 | $55,176 | 7 |
| 8 | Los Alamos, NM | 13,471 | $136,502 | 5 |
| 9 | Gallup, NM | 21,333 | $57,466 | 4 |
| 10 | Alamogordo, NM | 31,063 | $52,515 | 2 |
| 11 | Tucumcari, NM | 5,197 | $39,915 | 6 |
| 12 | Roswell, NM | 47,823 | $50,294 | 12 |
| 13 | Sunland Park, NM | 17,085 | $52,147 | 2 |
| 14 | Eldorado At Santa Fe, NM | 5,746 | $96,692 | 2 |
| 15 | Corrales, NM | 8,557 | $114,207 | 2 |
| 16 | Grants, NM | 9,106 | $49,286 | 3 |
| 17 | Los Lunas, NM | 17,932 | $63,696 | 3 |
| 18 | Raton, NM | 6,013 | $52,007 | 2 |
| 19 | Carlsbad, NM | 31,813 | $78,277 | 8 |
| 20 | Bernalillo, NM | 9,068 | $61,624 | 2 |
| 21 | Belen, NM | 7,427 | $40,354 | 2 |
| 22 | North Valley, NM | 11,474 | $67,115 | 4 |
| 23 | Aztec, NM | 6,177 | $42,699 | 2 |
| 24 | Deming, NM | 14,735 | $35,920 | 2 |
| 25 | Chaparral, NM | 16,642 | $46,102 | 2 |
| 26 | Lovington, NM | 11,444 | $67,284 | 2 |
| 27 | Zuni Pueblo, NM | 6,132 | $43,021 | 3 |
| 28 | Rio Rancho, NM | 106,533 | $85,755 | 5 |
| 29 | Truth Or Consequences, NM | 6,026 | $29,142 | 4 |
| 30 | Anthony, NM | 8,701 | $33,141 | 2 |
| 31 | Shiprock, NM | 8,339 | $41,563 | 3 |
| 32 | Bloomfield, NM | 7,391 | $51,212 | 2 |
| 33 | Artesia, NM | 12,555 | $77,647 | 4 |