Las Vegas, NM vs North Valley, NM

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricLas Vegas, NMNorth Valley, NM
Population13,00010,455
Median Household Income$45,125$61,498
Median Rent$792/mo—
Median Home Value$155,300$302,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)—96
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income50.5%50.8%
Poverty Rate32%17.6%
Unemployment Rate4.4% (county)3.9% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k786624*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,6911,466*
Median AQI—58
Good AQI Days /yr—97
Summer Highs85°F91°F
Winter Lows12°F22°F
Snowfall22 in/yr8 in/yr
Avg Commute16.8 min19.8 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher14.58.6
College Degree Rate28.3%27.6%
Foreign-Born %1.3%5.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-4.8%-14.7%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices North Valley (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.