What are the healthiest places to live in New Mexico?
Niche, an online data collection site that gathers and analyzes public data sets from the Department of Education, U.S. census and FBI, has used their data to showcase the cities in the state that are healthiest.
Here is their ranking:
The healthiest places to live in New Mexico
Albuquerque
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Albuquerque, NM
Las Cruces
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Las Cruces, NM
Los Alamos
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Los Alamos, NM
White Rock
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White Rock, NM
See 15 views from the La Luz trail to the top of the Sandias
Jorge Fonseca heads up the La Luz trail, Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013, in Albuquerque, N.M.Marla Brose
The La Luz trailhead parking lot in the Sandia Mountains.ROBERTO ROSALES
An unidentified women walking down from the La Luz trailJIM THOMPSON JOURNAL
In 1995, David Brice,63, had been hiking the La Luz Trail for the last 20 years.ADOLPHE PIERRE-LOUIS JOURNAL
Besides offering many spectacular views, David Brice finds La Luz Trail to be a good place to find solitude on weekends.ADOLPHE PIERRE-LOUIS
Joshua Rost, top, Jeff McDonald, on rope, and Rachael Hadley, bottom take advantage of the cooler weather under the cloud cover Friday to spend the afternoon rappelling with friends on House rock off the La Luz trail in the Sandia Mountains in 1995DEAN HANSON JOURNAL
La Luz TrailheadRoberto E. Rosales
La luz Trailhead is open.Roberto E. Rosales
Knowing Sunday was the last day before the forest closes, Barbara Gilbert, her son Shane Gilbert, her husband Mark Rutherford, all of Albuquerque, and James Fluke of Bernalillo head up La Luz Trail on Sunday, June 29, 2014.GREG SORBER
Jason Bousliman carries Maya, a rescued 80-plus-pound dog, on his shoulder down 1 1/4 miles of La Luz trail to safety in 2020. The ultramarathoner says it was the hardest hour of his athletic life, but it was worth every second.
Charles Poling heads up La Luz TrailJIM THOMPSON
Pictured is a hiker who took advantage of the cool late April 2005 temperatures at La Luz trail in the foothills of the Sandia Mountains.ROBERTO E. ROSALES
Cholla cactus near La Luz trail in the foothills of the Sandia Mountains in 2005ROBERTO E. ROSALES
As the race continued the clouds rolled into the crest and made visibility hard on the La Luz Trail, Sunday, August 1, 2010.Morgan Petroski
Rain can be seen falling on a road leading to the La Luz Trail in the Sandia Mountains.Roberto E. Rosales
10+ views of Piedra Lisa trail in the Sandia Mountains to preview before you go
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South Piedra Lisa trail is dog friendly, but bring plenty of water.Donn Friedman
Donn Friedman
Views of the Sandias from the Piedra Lisa Trail.PAUL BEARCE JOURNAL
The Piedra Lisa Trail winds through the Sandia Mountain Wilderness and then enters the Cibola National Forest as it gains elevation.MIKE COHEA
Pictured is the view of the Sandia mountains from the Piedra Lisa trail which can be accessed from forest road 333 off Tramway Blvd. Albuquerque, New MexicoRoberto E. Rosales
Hikers using the new Piedra Lisa trail in the Sandia Mountains in 2016.JIM THOMPSON
The New Mexico volunteers for the Outdoors is a statewide organization that organizes work projects throughout the state. Their work frequently involves trail maintenance but can run the gamut from planting to building fish habitat. Here two volunteers work on the South Piedra Lisa trail.Roberto E. Rosales
Cactus along the Piedra Lisa trail.Donn Friedman
Piedra Lisa northside from PlacitasDonn Friedman
Piedra Lisa northside from Placitas. The South Piedra Lisa trail continues over the saddle all the way to Placitas.Donn Friedman
You can also hike the Piedra Lisa trail from Placitas. A rough forest service road that requires high-clearance and/or four-wheel drive -- Forest Loop 445 -- leads to the trailhead parking.
10+ pictures from Tramway bike trail in winter, summer, fall, spring
Pictured are bikers on the Tramway trail near the intersection of Montgomery and Tramway on Thursday afternoon.ROBERTO E. ROSALES
Lance Chilton, left, and Marshall Kovitz, right, ride down Indian School, just west of Tramway as they begin to make observations about a trail that follows Embudo Arroyo west, Oct. 7, 2011.Marla Brose
Bob and Linda Kane of Albuquerque, walk on the trail along Tramway Wednesday evening, May 6, 2009, in Albuquerque, N.M.Marla Brose
Castillo and his son Joshua Castillo, 7, run and bike on the Tramway trail on Wedenesday, September 11, 2013.GREG SORBER
Melissa Griffin jogs on the bike and pedestrian trail along Tramway, Monday, Oct. 12, 2009. Griffin said she jogs everyday, "especially now while it's nice outside."Morgan Petroski
Hanna Chang and Trevor Owen walk on the trail along Tramway Wednesday evening, May 6, 2009, in Albuquerque, N.M. Chang and Owen were walking and running along the trail.Marla Brose
Kris O'Brien took advantage of the great weather late in the afternoon by walking her dogs Sawyer (middle) a Great Dane along with her two Corgies Daisy and Lea along a trail in the foothills near Academy and Tramway. Albuquerque, New MexicoRoberto E. Rosales
A cyclist rides past a political sign for DA Kari Brandenburg along the Tramway Trail near Academy NE on Wednesday September 10, 2008.ADOLPHE PIERRE-LOUIS
Tramway Blvd. NE, photographed Monday July 26, 2010.PAT VASQUEZ-CUNNINGHAM
Pedro Vasquez , of Albuquerque, bikes home from his work on Paseo Del Norte, southbound on the Tramway Bike Trail between Candelaria and Menaul Blvd. photographed Monday. March 10, 2003.Pat Vasquez-Cunningham
