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City guide · New Mexico
Moving to Albuquerque, NM
Desert beauty, art scene, Breaking Bad tourism.
Pop. 565kCost index 94.0 · 100 = US avgMedian rent $1,200/moMedian home $320kWalk score 43
Albuquerque (metro area) has an overall price level 94.0 (US avg = 100). Housing dominates the difference.
Overall price index
94.0Housing index
73.6Groceries index (modeled)
98.5Utilities index (modeled)
99.1Electricity rate
14.8 ¢/kWhTransportation index (modeled)
98.8Median home value (est.)
$320,000Median monthly rent (est.)
$1,200/moNew Mexico unemployment is 4.9% with median household income $68k.
Unemployment rate
4.9%Median household income
$67,816Per-capita income
$37,978Labor-force participation
58.7%Right-to-work state
NoNurse Licensure Compact
MemberAlbuquerque: median home value $320,000.
Home value
$320,000Rent
$1,200/moHomeownership rate
71.0%Natural-hazard risk (FEMA county avg)
59/100Hurricane exposure
LowWildfire exposure
ElevatedTornado risk
LowEarthquake risk
LowNew Mexico 4th-grade math proficiency: 23.3% at/above NAEP proficient.
4th-grade math proficiency
23.3%Per-pupil spending
$12,026Student–teacher ratio (est.)
15Public 4-yr grad rate
41.0%Notable universities
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