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Rio Communities is a small town of 4,925 people in Valencia County, New Mexico. It's about 32 miles from Albuquerque, NM and 295 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $206k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,925people
$206kTypical home
$1,055/moRent
94° / 52°Summer / winter
8"Snow
308Sunny days
52Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,925
- Part of a metro area
- About 640 people per sq mi
- 295 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 32 mi to Albuquerque, NM
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $206k (≈$1,298/mo)
- Median rent $1,055/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 308 sunny days a year (150 totally clear)
- 57 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 52 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (599 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,612 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 22% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 28 mi to ABQ airport
- 28 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,928 ft
- 439 mi to the ocean
- 92 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 16 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 36 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Valencia County: R+16 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk