THE SEARCH LEDGER · ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO · HOME SERVICES
Every month Albuquerque types 27,650 home services searches into Google. This is the public record of what those searches are, what they cost, and who currently answers them.
Relative search interest by month, indexed 0–100. The pink outline marks the peak. Interest runs highest in OCT and lowest in NOV.
SRC: Google Trends relative interest for the Home Services category in Albuquerque — a 0–100 index, not a search count. One curve per category is the granularity available; it is not split per keyword.
The 20 highest-volume of 206 tracked keywords, priced at what advertisers actually bid. The dearest click here is “plumber near me” at $45.78.
| # | KEYWORD | VOL/MO | CPC | DIFFICULTY | INTENT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | albuquerque pest control | 1,600 | $17.73 | 4 | commercial |
| 2 | locksmith abq nm | 1,600 | $10.16 | 8 | commercial |
| 3 | red roof inn albuquerque midtown | 1,600 | $1.57 | navigational | |
| 4 | abq plumbing | 1,300 | $23.41 | 28 | commercial |
| 5 | albuquerque plumber | 1,300 | $23.41 | 31 | commercial |
| 6 | locksmith near me | 1,300 | $7.92 | 20 | transactional |
| 7 | albuquerque landscaping | 1,000 | $4.02 | 3 | commercial |
| 8 | plumber near me | 880 | $45.78 | 23 | transactional |
| 9 | albuquerque roofing co | 720 | $12.40 | 34 | commercial |
| 10 | albuquerque hvac | 590 | $31.32 | 16 | commercial |
| 11 | preventive pest control albuquerque new mexico | 590 | $6.98 | 11 | commercial |
| 12 | roofers abq | 590 | $14.49 | 10 | commercial |
| 13 | albuquerque nm roofing | 590 | $14.49 | commercial | |
| 14 | abq heating and cooling | 480 | $22.06 | informational | |
| 15 | electrician near me | 480 | $42.56 | 31 | transactional |
| 16 | albuquerque electrician | 390 | $23.60 | 0 | commercial |
| 17 | abq handyman | 390 | $13.04 | 13 | commercial |
| 18 | ac repair albuquerque | 390 | $41.16 | 0 | commercial |
| 19 | flying fortress locksmith albuquerque | 390 | $6.51 | 0 | commercial |
| 20 | red roof inn albuquerque | 390 | $2.47 | informational |
SRC: DataForSEO, Albuquerque metro, Sep 8, 2026. Volume and CPC are Google Ads twelve-month averages, so neither moves week to week. Difficulty is DataForSEO’s 0–100 score; blank where it has not been scored.
Live position tracking for 3 of the tracked keywords in this vertical — who Google puts in the map pack, and who holds page one.
SRC: DataForSEO, Albuquerque metro, Sep 8, 2026. LOCAL marks an organic domain that matches a business tracked in this metro; an unmarked domain is simply not one of them, which includes directories and firms we do not track.
The 12 most-reviewed businesses we track in this vertical, with the profile signals that put them where they are.
| RANK | BUSINESS | RATING | REVIEWS | CATEGORY | WEBSITE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | Polaris Pest Control | 4.7 ★ | 3,930 | Pest control service | YES |
| #2 | Insight Pest Control Albuquerque | 4.9 ★ | 3,083 | Pest control service | YES |
| #3 | Orkin | 4.7 ★ | 1,929 | Pest control service | YES |
| #4 | Insight Pest Solutions | 4.9 ★ | 1,821 | Pest control service | YES |
| #5 | Silver Street Market | 4.4 ★ | 1,360 | Grocery store | YES |
| #6 | Preventive Pest Control - Albuquerque | 4.8 ★ | 1,279 | Pest control service | YES |
| #7 | Bill's Lock & Key, Inc. | 4.7 ★ | 1,150 | Locksmith | YES |
| #8 | HomeTeam Pest Defense | 4.9 ★ | 993 | Pest control service | YES |
| #9 | The Lock Shop | 4.6 ★ | 916 | Locksmith | YES |
| #10 | Aptive Pest Control | 4.4 ★ | 802 | Pest control service | YES |
| #11 | Terminix | 4.5 ★ | 769 | Pest control service | YES |
| #12 | EnviroGuard Pest Control | 4.9 ★ | 678 | Pest control service | YES |
SRC: Google Maps listings, DataForSEO, Albuquerque metro, Sep 8, 2026. Ranked by review count, which is a proxy for how established a listing is — not a ranking claim.
Branded demand is the clearest read on who has built recall here — searches for a business by name, the volume nobody has to bid for.
SRC: DataForSEO, Albuquerque metro, Sep 8, 2026. Brand searches identified from the tracked keyword set.
People Also Ask questions collected verbatim from Albuquerque home services results — the literal wording Google is already surfacing.
How much an hour should a plumber charge?
How to tell if a plumber is ripping you off?
Who are some reputable plumbing contractors in Albuquerque, New Mexico?
What are the three types of plumbers?
Who is the best plumber in Albuquerque?
What is harder, HVAC or plumber?
Is an HVAC guy a plumber?
Where can I find an emergency plumber in Albuquerque?
SRC: Google People Also Ask, DataForSEO, Albuquerque metro, Sep 8, 2026. Questions are reproduced as collected; we do not answer them here.
Everything above is the market. If you want to be in it, start with where you stand today.
Every other vertical we track in this metro, with its monthly search demand.
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Every figure is collected, not estimated. Keyword volume and cost-per-click come from Google Ads via DataForSEO and are twelve-month averages, so neither moves week to week — a weekly delta on either would measure the averaging window, not the market. Map-pack and organic positions are a live SERP read taken Sep 8, 2026. Sections with no data are omitted rather than filled.
Albuquerque, New Mexico · Home Services · 206 keywords · collected Sep 8, 2026