Despite a slight improvement in the job market year-over-year, Albuquerque dropped out of the top 100 in the U.S. News & World Report 2018 Best Places to Live in the United States. That continues a steep decline for the Duke City, from a top-50 finish just two years ago to coming in 109th this year.
Albuquerque remains in the top half of places on the list for its desirability as a place to live, according to survey respondents, but factors including a decrease in college readiness among high school…