Los Lunas, NM vs North Valley, NM

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

MetricLos Lunas, NMNorth Valley, NM
Population18,61810,455
Median Household Income$62,330$61,498
Median Rent$1,110/mo—
Median Home Value$262,900$302,700
Cost of Living (US = 100)9696
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income52.7%50.8%
Poverty Rate18.2%17.6%
Unemployment Rate4.5% (county)3.9% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k491624*
Property Crime Rate /100k1,9881,466*
Median AQI4458
Good AQI Days /yr27197
Summer Highs92°F91°F
Winter Lows21°F22°F
Snowfall5 in/yr8 in/yr
Avg Commute25.8 min19.8 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher17.78.6
College Degree Rate25.9%27.6%
Foreign-Born %6.7%5.4%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+18.3%-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.