Rio Rancho vs Santa Fe
Rio Rancho, NM compared with Santa Fe, NM · 48 miles apart
Rio Rancho has 114,419 residents to Santa Fe’s 89,837. Rio Rancho comes out ahead on median household income, homeownership, poverty rate. Santa Fe does better on median rent, average commute, bachelor's degree +.
| Rio Rancho, NM | Santa Fe, NM | |
|---|---|---|
| Population | 114,419 | 89,837 |
| Density (per sq mi) | 1,107 | 1,720 |
| Median household income | $89,596 | $73,482 |
| Median home value | $310,200 | $444,900 |
| Median rent | $1,514 | $1,463 |
| Homeownership | 82.2% | 63.6% |
| Average commute | 29.7 min | 21 min |
| Median age | 39.5 | 46.3 |
| Bachelor's degree + | 34% | 47.8% |
| Poverty rate | 7.4% | 12.9% |
| Unemployment | 4.6% | 5.1% |
| Price to income | 3.5× | 6.1× |
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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