Why Albuquerque Builds Less Housing Than Its Peers
A forthcoming comparison of housing production, land-use rules, and development conditions in Albuquerque and selected peer metros.
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Research
Evidence-driven work on the policy choices facing Albuquerque and the surrounding region.
Is Albuquerque’s Population Actually Declining?
A planned review of city and metro population estimates, migration, and the difference between short-term estimates and long-term trends.
Where Albuquerque’s Jobs Are Growing
A forthcoming look at employment growth by industry and geography, with attention to wages and resilience.
What Would It Take to Bring More Residents Downtown?
A policy framework for evaluating housing capacity, conversion barriers, public realm improvements, and market feasibility Downtown.
Albuquerque Housing Permits: 20 Years of Development
A planned historical indicator tracking permitted housing by structure type and geography.
How Albuquerque’s Crime Rate Compares With Peer Cities
A careful comparison designed to account for offense definitions, reporting coverage, time periods, and population denominators.
Understanding Albuquerque’s Gross Receipts Tax
An accessible guide to how gross receipts tax works, what it funds, and the tradeoffs it creates for city finance.
Where Albuquerque Could Allow More Missing-Middle Housing
A future map-based analysis of where duplexes, townhomes, and small multifamily buildings could fit Albuquerque’s development pattern.