These Are The 10 Best Places In New Mexico To Catch Pokemon

So, you want to catch ’em all, huh?
Pokemon Go has swept the nation, and the app has broken records for the most downloads in the first week of release. All over the country, people are swarming, gathering, and all around going nuts, playing this interactive game.
Since we’re a data analytics website, and because we’re often cited as the ‘go to’ place for regional infotainment, we thought it was our duty to be as helpful as we can for people in New Mexico who want to have the inside scoop as to where they should go if they want to dominate this addicting game.
After analyzing every place in New Mexico, here is our list of the best places to catch Pokemon in the Land of Enchantment:

1. Los Ranchos De Albuquerque (Photos)
2. Corrales (Photos)
3. Bernalillo (Photos)
4. Sunland Park (Photos)
5. Taos (Photos)
6. Aztec (Photos)
7. Tucumcari (Photos)
8. Ruidoso (Photos)
9. Bloomfield (Photos)
10. Truth Or Consequences (Photos)

As you might note, these are all smaller suburbs of major cities in New Mexico. That’s because in smaller cities, there are a higher number of places per capita where Pokemon are traditionally found. Meaning you’ll find more Pokemon in a much smaller area. When you read the analysis below, this will all make sense. Trust us.
So, grab your avatars, cell phones, and your Poke Balls as we uncover the truly best places in New Mexico in which to find the most Pokemon, based on data.
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How do you decide where the best place is to catch Pokemon?

In order to rank the best places in New Mexico in which to catch ’em all, we had to determine which cities, towns and villages in New Mexico have the most places to find Pokemon.
So we scraped the internet for those criteria, and it spit out the answer. Like magic.

How we crunched the numbers

We threw a lot of criteria at this one in order to get the best, most complete results possible. Using Google Maps, this is the criteria we used:

• Number of parks per capita
• Number of museums per capita
• Number of churches per capita
• Number of memorials and public gathering places per capita

If you’d like to see the complete list of cities, scroll to the bottom of this post to see a chart of the top cities.
Note: When measuring the locations listed above, we measured the locations within a short drive of the center of each place in New Mexico.

1. Los Ranchos De Albuquerque

Population: 6,074
Parks Per 1,000 People: 9.88
Museums Per 1,000 People: 3.95
Churches Per 1,000 People: 9.88
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 2.14

2. Corrales

Population: 8,426
Parks Per 1,000 People: 7.12
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.19
Churches Per 1,000 People: 7.12
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.71

3. Bernalillo

Population: 8,400
Parks Per 1,000 People: 4.64
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.6
Churches Per 1,000 People: 7.14
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.6

4. Sunland Park

Population: 14,794
Parks Per 1,000 People: 4.06
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.28
Churches Per 1,000 People: 4.06
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.88

5. Taos

Population: 5,713
Parks Per 1,000 People: 1.93
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.58
Churches Per 1,000 People: 3.15
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.53

6. Aztec

Population: 6,619
Parks Per 1,000 People: 3.47
Museums Per 1,000 People: 1.06
Churches Per 1,000 People: 3.02
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.45

7. Tucumcari

Population: 5,237
Parks Per 1,000 People: 1.34
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.57
Churches Per 1,000 People: 4.77
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.38

8. Ruidoso

Population: 7,954
Parks Per 1,000 People: 3.39
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.25
Churches Per 1,000 People: 4.4
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.25

9. Bloomfield

Population: 7,877
Parks Per 1,000 People: 2.41
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.89
Churches Per 1,000 People: 1.65
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.51

10. Truth Or Consequences

Population: 6,337
Parks Per 1,000 People: 2.37
Museums Per 1,000 People: 0.32
Churches Per 1,000 People: 4.42
Public Gathering Places Per 1,000 People: 0.16

There You Have It

If you’re looking at communities in New Mexico where you have a much higher chance of catching Pokemon, this is an accurate list.
If you’re also curious enough, here’s how the larger cities in New Mexico with the most reliable locations to catch a Pokemon rank, according to science.

1. Alamogordo (Photos)
2. Santa Fe (Photos)
3. Farmington (Photos)
4. Clovis (Photos)
5. Las Cruces (Photos)

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Detailed List Of The Best Places In New Mexico To Catch Pokemon

Rank	City	Population
1	Los Ranchos De Albuquerque	6,074
2	Corrales	8,426
3	Bernalillo	8,400
4	Sunland Park	14,794
5	Taos	5,713
6	Aztec	6,619
7	Tucumcari	5,237
8	Ruidoso	7,954
9	Bloomfield	7,877
10	Truth Or Consequences	6,337
11	Raton	6,627
12	Belen	7,249
13	Anthony	9,462
14	Socorro	8,898
15	Artesia	11,494
16	Deming	14,760
17	Portales	12,481
18	Gallup	22,189
19	Las Vegas	13,833
20	Grants	9,245
21	Alamogordo	31,224
22	Farmington	45,383
23	Lovington	11,364
24	Carlsbad	26,996
25	Santa Fe	69,245
26	Los Lunas	15,203
27	Clovis	39,204
28	Hobbs	35,343
29	Roswell	48,568
30	Las Cruces	100,360
31	Rio Rancho	90,627
32	Albuquerque	553,576