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Isleta is a small town of 1,043 people in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. It's about 14 miles from Albuquerque, NM and 306 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,043people
$159kTypical home
$1,144/moRent
92° / 51°Summer / winter
7"Snow
308Sunny days
55Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,043
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,427 people per sq mi
- 306 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 14 mi to Albuquerque, NM
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,003/mo)
- Median rent $1,144/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 24.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 308 sunny days a year (150 totally clear)
- 57 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 55 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (940 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (3,517 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 22% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to ABQ airport
- 11 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,892 ft
- 450 mi to the ocean
- 110 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 467 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 217 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.