North Valley, NM vs Albuquerque, NM

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

MetricNorth Valley, NMAlbuquerque, NM
Population10,455562,218
Median Household Income$61,498$68,317
Median Rent—$1,145/mo
Median Home Value$302,700$291,500
Cost of Living (US = 100)9696
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income50.8%49.7%
Poverty Rate17.6%15.5%
Unemployment Rate3.9% (county)3.9%
Violent Crime Rate /100k624*1,024
Property Crime Rate /100k1,466*4,044
Median AQI5858
Good AQI Days /yr9797
Summer Highs91°F92°F
Winter Lows22°F26°F
Snowfall8 in/yr8 in/yr
Avg Commute19.8 min22.4 min
Hospitals—8
Avg Hospital Rating—2.8 / 5
Students per Teacher8.613.6
College Degree Rate27.6%39.2%
Foreign-Born %5.4%10.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-14.7%-1.4%

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.