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Bernalillo is a big small town of 9,086 people in Sandoval County, New Mexico. It's about 15 miles from Albuquerque, NM and 321 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $256k and rent runs about $902 a month.
9,086people
$256kTypical home
$902/moRent
93° / 49°Summer / winter
9"Snow
305Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,086
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,740 people per sq mi
- 321 mi to Denver, CO
- 15 mi to Albuquerque, NM
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $256k (≈$1,611/mo)
- Median rent $902/mo
- Median household income $64k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 305 sunny days a year (147 totally clear)
- 60 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (386 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,475 per 100k)
People
- Median age 44
- 31% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to ABQ airport
- 19 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,049 ft
- 472 mi to the ocean
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 462 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 225 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 34 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sandoval County: D+6 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk