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Albuquerque is a big city of 562,218 people in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. It's part of the Albuquerque, NM area. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $292k and rent runs about $1k a month.
562,218people
$292kTypical home
$1,145/moRent
94° / 51°Summer / winter
9"Snow
305Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big city of 562,218
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,002 people per sq mi
- 317 mi to Tucson, AZ
- In the Albuquerque, NM area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $292k (≈$1,838/mo)
- Median rent $1,145/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 305 sunny days a year (147 totally clear)
- 60 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (1013 per 100k)
- High property crime (3,954 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 25% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to ABQ airport
- 5 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 2 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,967 ft
- 460 mi to the ocean
- 124 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 29 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 495 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 241 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 34 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 2 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 5 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bernalillo County: D+21 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk