Albuquerque is around the same size as Scottsdale.

Scottsdale is approximately 477 sq km, while Albuquerque (map shows its 231 named neighbourhoods; the area covers the whole city) is approximately 485 sq km, making Albuquerque 2% larger than Scottsdale.
Tip: This to-scale comparison of Scottsdale vs. Albuquerque uses the Mercator projection, which distorts the size of regions near the poles.
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