IF YOU LIVE IN ALBUQUERQUE, YOU LIVE IN ONE OF THE BEST CITIES IN WHICH TO BECOME WEALTH. THAT’S ACCORDING TO “SMART-ASSET.” THE DUKE CITY CAME IN 19TH ON THE LIST.
THE STUDY LOOKED AT THINGS LIKE SHARE OF HIGH-WAGE JOBS, FIVE YEAR EARNINGS GROWTH AND HOUSING COSTS AS A PERCENTAGE OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME. ALBUQUERQUE’S OVERALL SCORE OF 77-POINT-49 TIED IT WITH OKLAHOMA CITY AND PUT US JUST AHEAD OF LAS VEGAS, NEVADA. THE TOP CITIES FOR BECOMING WEALTHY WERE PLANO, TEXAS, WHICH TIED WITH CHANDLER, ARIZONA, HENDERSON, NEVADA, SCOTTSDALE ARIZONA AND SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.