Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque grades C+ overall, 14th of 72 graded towns in New Mexico, with clear strengths and some subjects that lag. The median household earns $73K and it has 17 miles of trail. On the other side, the typical home is worth about $714K, 10.1 years of the Albuquerque metro’s $71K median household income. Los Ranchos de Albuquerque’s trail density is 3.8 miles per square mile, above both the New Mexico town median (1.0) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Of the 49 New Mexico towns we compare, none has a higher typical home value than Los Ranchos de Albuquerque. Los Ranchos de Albuquerque's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 92% of U.S. towns.
Where Los Ranchos de Albuquerque beats most towns.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Mexico), ordered by how far Los Ranchos de Albuquerque is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 400 in 1880, 5,874 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 5 maps from 1934 on.
5 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Los Ranchos de Albuquerque. Close and well known come first.
7 mi Stadium & arenaUniversity Stadium
3 mi National MonumentPetroglyph National Monument311K visitors a year
5 mi TheatreKiMo Theater
7 mi Stadium & arenaTingley Coliseum
11 mi Stadium & arenaRio Rancho Events Center
9 mi MuseumNational Museum of Nuclear Science & HistoryUniversity Stadium: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0 · Petroglyph National Monument: Unknown, Public domain · KiMo Theater: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tingley Coliseum: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Rio Rancho Events Center: Maryabm2009, CC BY-SA 4.0 · National Museum of Nuclear Science & History: AllenS, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 27, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque.
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque is healthier than towns with similar incomes and has an unusually large share working from home, but it has homes that cost more against local pay than most of New Mexico.
At 10.1 years of the Albuquerque metro’s $71K median household income, the typical home (about $714K) costs more against local pay than in any other New Mexico town; that ratio is one input to its D for cost of living. 80.7% of renter households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, against 50.2% across New Mexico.
80% of households own their home in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, above both New Mexico’s towns (70%) and U.S. towns (73%). The typical Los Ranchos de Albuquerque home is worth about $714,000, up 4.3% in a year, more than twice the New Mexico typical home.
| Los Ranchos de Albuquerque | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 80% | 70% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,061 a month | $936 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Its public schools are run by the Albuquerque school district. One of its 4 schools is below, with why it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Valley AcademyLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–8 | Grades PK–8 | 280 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NM on state tests and graduation
The biggest park or preserve is Los Poblanos Fields, at 90 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Los Poblanos Fields | 0.8 mi | 90 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Against the 10,730 U.S. towns with household incomes like Los Ranchos de Albuquerque’s, it is healthier than 87%, so its B+ isn’t only a matter of income. Its widest gap with New Mexico is tooth loss: 8.3% of those 65+ have lost all their teeth, against 14.2% statewide.
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque beats the New Mexico average on 16 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 27% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque. Only 5 of the 73 New Mexico towns we compare have a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Los Ranchos de Albuquerque.
| Los Ranchos de Albuquerque | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 34% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 13% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 73% | 69% | 79% |
| What stands out | Los Ranchos de Albuquerque | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.3% | 14.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.8% | 20.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 71% of U.S. communities. One flood insurance claim has been paid in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque since 2010.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. Los Ranchos de Albuquerque’s July high is 94°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
22.5% of workers work from home, against 12.2% across New Mexico.
Most working residents leave Los Ranchos de Albuquerque for work: only 3% work in town. 8.8% of Los Ranchos de Albuquerque residents live below the poverty line. Jobs based in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque fell to 1,713 in 2023, 216 fewer than in 2013.
| Los Ranchos de Albuquerque | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 8.8% | 21% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.9% | 15% | 8% |
| Median household income | $73,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
4 within 15 miles of the center of Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
About 5 of every 100 Los Ranchos de Albuquerque residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Mexico.
5 places in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque on the National Register of Historic Places.
Village in New Mexico, United States
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, also known simply as "Los Ranchos", is a village in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. As of the 2020 census, Los Ranchos de Albuquerque had a population of 5,874.
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2 towns share a border with Los Ranchos de Albuquerque.
| Town | NM rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Ranchos de Albuquerque | #14 | C+ | D | — | C+ | B+ |
| North Valley | #29 | C− | C+ | — | C+ | B− |
| Albuquerque | #44 | C− | C− | D− | C+ | B |
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque and North Valley report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Los Ranchos de Albuquerque with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque grades C+ overall, better than 38% of U.S. towns and #14 of 72 in New Mexico. It grades B+ for health and C+ for schools. Cost of living is its weak spot, with a D.
Yes. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.
