Sunland Park, NM vs Chaparral, NM

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

MetricSunland Park, NMChaparral, NM
Population17,46318,186
Median Household Income$62,814$46,017
Median Rent$920/mo$853/mo
Median Home Value$215,200$109,300
Cost of Living (US = 100)9090
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income43.5%30.1%
Poverty Rate22.4%27.4%
Unemployment Rate4.9% (county)4.9% (county)
Violent Crime Rate /100k280—*
Property Crime Rate /100k604—*
Median AQI——
Good AQI Days /yr——
Summer Highs95°F94°F
Winter Lows31°F36°F
Snowfall2 in/yr0 in/yr
Avg Commute31.9 min29.9 min
Hospitals1—
Avg Hospital Rating——
Students per Teacher14.715.2
College Degree Rate21.8%10.5%
Foreign-Born %24%30.6%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+9.3%—

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 Chaparral (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.