Cities / New Mexico / Rio Rancho

Rio Rancho, NM

108,515 people

Right Now

Weather

75.2°F

Clear

Today: Sunny then Slight Chance Showers And Thunderstorms, high 96°F

Air Quality (OZONE, Albuquerque)

Good

Nearest reporting area, 10.4 mi away. Preliminary and may be revised. Source: EPA AirNow.

Active Weather Alerts

Nearest Major Airport

ABQ

14 mi — Albuquerque International Sunport

Population & People

Population

108,515

Median age

39.5

Median household income

$89,596

Poverty rate

7.4%

Unemployment rate

4.6%

Bachelor's degree+

34.0%

Avg. commute

25 min

Hispanic or Latino

42.1%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey.

Housing & Rent

Median home value

$310,200

Median gross rent

$1,514/mo

Homeownership rate

82.22%

HUD FMR — 2 bedroom

$1,464

HUD Fair Market Rent (Bernalillo County, 13 mi from Rio Rancho), 2026. Efficiency $1009, 1BR $1185, 2BR $1464, 3BR $2036, 4BR $2399. This is a different official figure from Census median gross rent above.

Energy

New Mexico commercial electricity

11.23¢/kWh

New Mexico industrial electricity

5.9¢/kWh

New Mexico residential electricity

15.08¢/kWh

Economy

Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

152778.6

Real Gross Domestic Product: All Industry Total

120851.9

All-Transactions House Price Index for New Mexico

556.35

Unemployment Rate

4.8%

Source: FRED, New Mexico-specific series.

Nearby Airports

ABQ

Albuquerque International Sunport

14 mi away

ELP

El Paso International Airport

237 mi away

COS

City of Colorado Springs Municipal Airport

270 mi away

Sources & Data: National Weather Service (weather, alerts), EPA AirNow (air quality), U.S. Census Bureau (population, housing), HUD (Fair Market Rent), U.S. Energy Information Administration (New Mexico energy prices), Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (New Mexico economic indicators), OurAirports (airport directory).