North Valley, NM vs Los Lunas, NM

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

MetricNorth Valley, NMLos Lunas, NM
Population10,45518,618
Median Household Income$61,498$62,330
Median Rent—$1,110/mo
Median Home Value$302,700$262,900
Cost of Living (US = 100)9696
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income50.8%52.7%
Poverty Rate17.6%18.2%
Unemployment Rate3.9% (county)4.5% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k624*491
Property Crime Rate /100k1,466*1,988
Median AQI5844
Good AQI Days /yr97271
Summer Highs91°F92°F
Winter Lows22°F21°F
Snowfall8 in/yr5 in/yr
Avg Commute19.8 min25.8 min
Hospitals——
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher8.617.7
College Degree Rate27.6%25.9%
Foreign-Born %5.4%6.7%
Population Growth (2020–2025)-14.7%+18.3%

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.