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Living in Los Lunas

The city had 16 schools in 2026. Los Lunas had a population of 18,618 in July 2026. For Los Lunas, median household income was US$62,330 a year in July 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1931 sources

Population20,572people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary2,973EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent975.7EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate4.85%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Recorded crime3,496offences per 100,000country median 1,586 — 120% aboveOfficial source · FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting
PM2.5, annual mean8.62µg/m³31 Dec 2024Independent source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Los Lunas?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Housing and cost

Median gross rent was US$1,110 per month, while the median home value was US$262,900 in July 2026. Owner occupation was 76%, and the vacancy rate was 5.69% in July 2026. 60.9% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Los Lunas recurring monthly costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60
Mobile plan, 10 GB€22
MetricValuePeriodSource
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited60.38 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Verizon 300 Mbps home internet22Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan23Official · national market
Median gross rent$1,110/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent60.91 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)5.69 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Property crime per 100,000 residents4,074 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics11Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)1,096 EUR/month31 Dec 2020ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)3Official
Median monthly rent975.7 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables26Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Recorded property crimes407 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)12Official

Is Los Lunas a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker50%strong on work, weak on safety · range 41–59%
Skilled employee56%strong on work, weak on safety · range 47–65%
Student50%strong on education, weak on work · range 40–60%
Family48%strong on family, weak on cost · range 39–57%
Retirement45%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 34–56%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

6% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 1,244 of 20,572 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Uses a supplemental estimate, so treat it as indicative.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Los Lunas is 4.9%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income62,330 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband69.2 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with a broadband subscription89.83 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with internet but no subscription3.62 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households without internet6.55 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households with satellite internet12.92 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Median gross salary2,973 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)25Community estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)3,551 EUR/month31 Dec 2025www.bls.gov24Official
Unemployment rate4.85 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables26Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in Los Lunas?

Take-home pay after tax, minus rent and the everyday bills this city publishes. Each line names its source.

regional median gross pay: €3,551 (US Bureau of Labor Statistics, 2025-12-31).
Left over each month€1,610of €2,788 take-home
  • Rent
  • Internet
  • Mobile
  • Left over
Line-by-line breakdown and sources
Each month€
Take-home payOECD Taxing Wages 2025, single, no children. Includes central and local income tax and employee social contributions; euro amounts at the ECB average for 2026-08.€2,788
Rentaverage rent of a whole dwelling · official · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) · 2020-12-31− €1,096
Internet€60 · official · Verizon 300 Mbps home internet · 2026-09-30− €60
Mobile plan€22 · official · Visible unlimited mobile plan · 2026-09-30− €22
Other everyday billsnot published for this city: public transport pass, utilities—
Left overbefore the bills this city does not publish€1,610
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Los Lunas Salary needed to live in Los Lunas

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Los Lunas. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

American Job Centers — Public employment service

U.S. Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration

Job Search

Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in Los Lunas. Sources checked through 10 Aug 2026.

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher93.67 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Schools16 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count15Official
School enrolment, share of residents26.95 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio2 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio14Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents46 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio14Official
Preventable hospitalizations1,929 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio14Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Los Lunas when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

Open the official coverage guide
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Safety

Recorded crime across major citiesLos Lunas highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with Los Lunas highlighted

recorded incidents per 100k residents

Philadelphia5,457
Houston5,442
San Antonio5,218
Chicago4,012
Dallas4,010
Austin3,709
Los Lunas3,496
Fort Worth3,158
Phoenix3,125
New York City3,039
Los Angeles2,212
San Diego2,082
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents3,496 offences per 100,000country median 1,58631 Dec 2024FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting13Official
Violent crime per 100,000 residents1,287 per 100,000 people1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics11Official
Recorded violent crimes101 offenses/year31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)12Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time25.82 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers commuting by bicycle0 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers commuting by public transport1.19 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers walking to work0.71 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Destinations from nearest airport23 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights18Official
Nearest airportABQ3 Aug 2026OurAirports19Official
Distance to nearest airport28 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports19Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Los Lunas. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

Adult Education and English Language Acquisition (AEFLA) — State Language Course

U.S. Department of Education

For adult learners, adult English-language learners.

EnglishIn Person, Online, HybridCost varies

USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

EnglishIn Person, OnlineCost varies
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Los Lunas.

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Climate and air quality

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in United StatesAnnual PM2.5 in Los Lunas is 8.6 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
PM2.5 — annual mean8.62 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202431Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by monthJan 10.78 · Feb 14.28 · Mar 18.72 · Apr 22.83 · May 27.61 · Jun 33.22 · Jul 34.06 · Aug 32.83 · Sep 29.44 · Oct 23.5 · Nov 16.06 · Dec 10.11 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information17Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -7.22 · Feb -4.78 · Mar -1.06 · Apr 2.89 · May 8 · Jun 13.06 · Jul 16.78 · Aug 15.72 · Sep 10.94 · Oct 3.56 · Nov -3 · Dec -6.83 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information17Official
Average temperature by monthJan 1.78 · Feb 4.72 · Mar 8.83 · Apr 12.83 · May 17.83 · Jun 23.17 · Jul 25.39 · Aug 24.28 · Sep 20.17 · Oct 13.56 · Nov 6.5 · Dec 1.67 °C31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information17Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 11.43 · Feb 10.67 · Mar 13.72 · Apr 13.97 · May 12.45 · Jun 13.21 · Jul 39.37 · Aug 38.86 · Sep 29.21 · Oct 23.37 · Nov 14.48 · Dec 13.72 mm31 Dec 1991NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information17Official
PM2.5, highest monitored reading44.3 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · monitor observation
PM2.5, annual mean6 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · monitor observation
PM2.5 monitoring sites14 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean10Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · monitor observation
Annual precipitation149.4 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature28.15 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature13.69 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature1.79 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals16Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Similar climate. In United States: Rio Rancho ±2.5 °C. Elsewhere: Alcalá de Henares (Spain) ±2.7 °C, Alcobendas (Spain) ±3.0 °C, Rivas-Vaciamadrid (Spain) ±3.0 °C, Chatham-Kent (Canada) ±5.3 °C, Granada (Spain) ±3.0 °C. Twenty closest, compared month by month

Monthly highs and lows against the 1991–2020 station normals of the nearest station; ± is the average monthly difference.

Population and city profile

Foreign residents and their share come from different publications that count different groups (for example citizens of another country, or people born abroad, or of foreign origin), so 1,244 is not 2.5% of the population. Each row names its source.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Foreign-resident share2.5 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)8Official
Foreign residents1,244 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables26Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Population density390.1 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau9Official
Population20,572 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program21Official
Population covered by crime statistics20,577 people31 Dec 2025FBI CIUS Table 8 by City 2025 (CDE offenses-known-to-le-2025.zip)12Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value262,900 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Owner-occupied homes76.01 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Labour force participation rate46.82 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Residents born abroad6.68 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents4.18 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Non-citizens, share of residents2.5 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Flu vaccination coverage64.49 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage6Official
Mammography screening coverage70.3 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate7Official
Residents without health insurance4.2 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher25.93 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Crime reporting agencies1 agencies1 Jul 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics11Official
Households with a vehicle available97.25 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent4Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database0 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers aged 16 and over6,320 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Workers mainly working from home9.22 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official
Households using cellular data plans81.02 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population5Official

Alternatives for people set on Los Lunas

Three places for the three reasons people leave a city on the shortlist: stay in the region, stay in the country, or keep the budget and change the country. A percentage appears only where both cities publish that metric from the same source, period and grain. Distances are straight lines — travel times are not collected yet.

Rio Rancho as a Los Lunas alternative in the same region

48 km away, better on 4 of 5 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, city and foreign residents cannot be compared like for like.

  • Residents: 114,419 Rio Rancho vs 20,572 Los Lunas+456%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 1,658 Rio Rancho vs 3,496 Los Lunas−53%
  • Median gross pay, city: €3,933 Rio Rancho vs €2,973 Los Lunasno percentage
  • Annual PM2.5: 6.7 µg/m³ Rio Rancho vs 8.6 µg/m³ Los Lunas−22%
  • Foreign residents: 5.3% Rio Rancho vs 2.5% Los Lunasno percentage
  • Nearest airport: 22.0 km Rio Rancho vs 28.0 km Los Lunas−21%
  • Unemployment: 4.6% Rio Rancho vs 4.9% Los Lunas−5%

Plainfield as a Los Lunas alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 1782 km, better on 6 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0.

  • Median gross pay, city: €4,830 Plainfield vs €2,973 Los Lunas+62%
  • Recorded crime, per 100k: 741 Plainfield vs 3,496 Los Lunas−79%
  • Foreign residents: 6.1% Plainfield vs 2.5% Los Lunas+144%
  • Residents: 50,043 Plainfield vs 20,572 Los Lunas+143%
  • Unemployment: 3.8% Plainfield vs 4.9% Los Lunas−22%
  • Nearest airport: 9.0 km Plainfield vs 28.0 km Los Lunas−68%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,043 Plainfield vs €3,551 Los Lunas+14%

Cities near Los Lunas

Published cities within 25 km, nearest first. Distances are straight-line.

Los Chavez 8.3 km away
Rent
769.6 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
South Valley 24.1 km away
Rent
881.4 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
2,729 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31

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Is Los Lunas part of Albuquerque?

Los Lunas is in the published commuting zone of Albuquerque; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub. Albuquerque city profile

Relationship type: Commuting Zone Of. Source20

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

What is the typical salary around Los Lunas?

The median gross salary is 3,551 EUR/month. Source: www.bls.gov.

What is the unemployment rate in Los Lunas?

The unemployment rate is 4.85 %. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is the air quality good in Los Lunas?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 8.62 µg/m³. The WHO 2021 guideline is 5 µg/m³ and the EU limit value is 25 µg/m³, so this reading is above the WHO guideline but within the EU limit. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024.

How safe is Los Lunas?

Police recorded 3,496 offences per 100,000. This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: FBI Crime Data Explorer / Uniform Crime Reporting.

How many people live in Los Lunas?

The published population is 20,572 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in Los Lunas?

1,244 residents hold a foreign nationality. This is a supplemental estimate, not an official municipal measurement. Source: Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables.

Is Los Lunas a good place to live?

Los Lunas may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

Is Los Lunas part of Albuquerque?

Los Lunas is in the published commuting zone of Albuquerque; this does not mean it is administratively part of the hub.

Which cities are near Los Lunas?

Los Chavez, Belen, South Valley are near Los Lunas. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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