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South Valley is a small city of 37,120 people in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. It's about 7 miles from Albuquerque, NM and 311 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $224k and rent runs about $954 a month.
37,120people
$224kTypical home
$954/moRent
93° / 51°Summer / winter
7"Snow
305Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 37,120
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,280 people per sq mi
- 311 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 7 mi to Albuquerque, NM
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $224k (≈$1,414/mo)
- Median rent $954/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% 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
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 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 42
- 29% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to ABQ airport
- 5 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 6 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,935 ft
- 454 mi to the ocean
- 117 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 487 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 234 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 18 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 43% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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