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Corrales is a big small town of 8,555 people in Sandoval County, New Mexico. It's about 9 miles from Albuquerque, NM and 324 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $572k and rent runs about $1k a month.
8,555people
$572kTypical home
$1,143/moRent
95° / 50°Summer / winter
8"Snow
305Sunny days
49Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,555
- Part of a metro area
- About 793 people per sq mi
- 324 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 9 mi to Albuquerque, NM
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $572k (≈$3,604/mo)
- Median rent $1,143/mo
- Median household income $102k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 50°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
- 49 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (135 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (438 per 100k)
People
- Median age 58
- 22% of households have kids
- 37% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to ABQ airport
- 14 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 95% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,040 ft
- 466 mi to the ocean
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 12 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 478 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 235 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 4 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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