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North Valley is a big small town of 10,455 people in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. It's about 5 miles from Albuquerque, NM and 321 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $303k and rent runs about $893 a month.
10,455people
$303kTypical home
$893/moRent
93° / 51°Summer / winter
10"Snow
305Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,455
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,505 people per sq mi
- 321 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 5 mi to Albuquerque, NM
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $303k (≈$1,909/mo)
- Median rent $893/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°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
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- 3 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 46
- 31% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to ABQ airport
- 9 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,984 ft
- 464 mi to the ocean
- 129 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 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
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 38% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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