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Rio Rancho Estates is a small town of 1,571 people in Sandoval County, New Mexico. It's about 16 miles from Albuquerque, NM and 319 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $154k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,571people
$154kTypical home
$1,427/moRent
91° / 46°Summer / winter
8"Snow
305Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,571
- Part of a metro area
- About 23 people per sq mi
- 319 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 16 mi to Albuquerque, NM
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $154k (≈$968/mo)
- Median rent $1,427/mo
- Median household income $89k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 8" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (311 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (905 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 23% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 21 mi to ABQ airport
- 21 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,021 ft
- 461 mi to the ocean
- 136 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 22 mi to the nearest ski area
- 14 mi to the nearest campground
- 23 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
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 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
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.