Rio Rancho.
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New Mexico·Sandoval County
22 tracts·104K people·$310K median·1,007/mi²
White 45 · Hispanic 42 · Multiracial 5 · Other 4 · Black 3 · Asian 1
Married couple 53 · Other 26 · Living alone 22
Health 27 · Manufacturing 22 · Professional 18 · Retail 16 · Leisure 12 · Public admin 3 · Other 2
Management · business · science · arts 44 · Sales · office 22 · Service 15 · Production · transport 10 · Construction · maintenance 9
Drive alone 72 · Carpool 17 · Work from home 16 · Walk 1 · Transit 0 · Bike 0
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Rep-tract reading · FEMA National Risk Index, national ranks 0–100; the tick is the national median
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The median home value in Rio Rancho is $310,200 (Census ACS) — 0.7× the US median of $458,812.
Rio Rancho has 108,515 residents across 19 census tracts and 16 named neighborhoods (Census ACS).
The median age is 39.5; the population is 44.7% White, 42.1% Hispanic or Latino, 4.5% Multiracial, 4.4% Other, 2.8% Black and 1.5% Asian; the average household has 2.7 people; 34.0% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher; the poverty rate is 7.4% (Census ACS).
ERNEST STAPLETON ELEMENTARY (53%), SANDIA VISTA ELEMENTARY (53%) and ENCHANTED HILLS ELEMENTARY (51%) lead the elementary schools; MOUNTAIN VIEW MIDDLE (54%), RIO RANCHO MIDDLE SCHOOL (47%) and LINCOLN MIDDLE (46%) lead the middle schools; RIO RANCHO CYBER ACADEMY (71%), THE ASK ACADEMY (58%) and RIO RANCHO HIGH (41%) lead the high schools. Average of ELA and math proficiency (state DOE / NCES).
Median gross rent is $1,514/month, 4% below the US median (Census ACS).
The median household income in Rio Rancho is $89,596 a year, 4% above the US median (Census ACS).
In Rio Rancho, median rent is $1,514/month and the median home value is $310,200 (Census ACS).
Rio Rancho reported 4.1 violent crimes and 14.9 property crimes per 1,000 residents (FBI UCR, 2023).
Summer highs average 91°F; winter lows average 24°F; there are 44 comfortable days a year; annual precipitation is 10 inches; snowfall averages 3 inches a year (NOAA GridMET).
The highest-rated natural hazards in Rio Rancho are wildfire (78), winter weather (75) and earthquake (61), scored 0–100 against all US communities (FEMA National Risk Index). Peak ground shaking is 0.17g (USGS; 2% chance in 50 years).
In Rio Rancho, 1% of workers walk to work (Census ACS).