Lower Business Costs

New Mexico business costs are the lowest in the country‚ 24% below the national average in 2006. In fact, our largest metro area, Albuquerque, ranks No.1 in the nation for the lowest overall cost of doing business according to Forbes' Best Places for Business 2006.

Powerful Cost Benefits For Your Business

• low labor costs
• low taxes
• low-cost office space
• highly reliable, low-cost energy

Other Cost Rankings

• Kiplinger's Personal Finance ranked the Albuquerque Metro area as No.3 in list of '50 Smart Cities to Live' in 2006, based partly on affordability.
• New Mexico ranked No.3 of all states for Cost of Labor in 2005 by Business Facilities magazine.
• Operating costs were a factor in Expansion Management Magazine's ranking of Albuquerque as the 21st,“Hottest City', out of 360 metro areas for business expansion.
• Inc. Magazine in 2004 cited affordability‚ housing costs and cost of living‚ in naming Albuquerque the 7th best medium-size city in which to do business.
• Forbes publisher Richard Karlgaard included Albuquerque in his 2005 compilation of 150 communities where it's possible to live lavishly at a modest cost.