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Provo vs Rio Rancho

Provo, UT compared with Rio Rancho, NM · 436 miles apart

Provo has 114,527 residents to Rio Rancho’s 114,419. Provo comes out ahead on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +. Rio Rancho does better on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate.

Provo, UT Rio Rancho, NM
Population 114,527 114,419
Density (per sq mi) 2,734 1,107
Median household income $64,171 $89,596
Median home value $467,200 $310,200
Median rent $1,193 $1,514
Homeownership 39.4% 82.2%
Average commute 18.4 min 29.7 min
Median age 23.6 39.5
Bachelor's degree + 45.2% 34%
Poverty rate 23% 7.4%
Unemployment 5.1% 4.6%
Price to income 7.3× 3.5×

Highlighted where one city is clearly better on that measure. Population, density, home value and median age carry no highlight — a higher number there is good or bad depending on what you want.

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