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Living in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque

The city had 174 schools in 2026. For Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, owner occupation was 80.2%, and the vacancy rate was 4.97% in July 2026. Its population was 5,857 in July 2026.

Last checked 2026-09-1937 sources

Population5,790people31 Dec 2025Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program
Median gross salary3,361EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)
Median rent932.6EUR/month31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
Unemployment rate0.78%31 Dec 2024Independent source · Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables
PM2.5, annual mean6.8µg/m³31 Dec 2024Independent source · EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 2024

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Los Ranchos de Albuquerque?

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

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in United StatesNational rates and thresholds that apply in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

Median gross rent was US$1,061 per month, while the median home value was US$492,400 in July 2026. 80.7% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in July 2026.

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque 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 internet20Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB21.57 EUR/month30 Sept 2026Visible unlimited mobile plan21Official · national market
Median gross rent$1,061/month4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Households spending over 30% of income on rent80.69 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Housing vacancy rate (legacy series)4.97 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)992.7 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 rent932.6 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables28Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

Is Los Ranchos de Albuquerque 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 worker53%strong on work, weak on safety · range 43–63%
Skilled employee58%strong on work, weak on safety · range 49–67%
Student54%strong on education, weak on safety · range 43–65%
Family57%strong on family, weak on safety · range 44–70%
Retirement49%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 36–62%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

3.3% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 191 of 5,790 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

Median household income was US$72,992 a year in July 2026.

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque is 0.8%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median household income72,992 USD/year4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Households with cable, fibre or DSL broadband83.34 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Households with a broadband subscription94.73 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Households with internet but no subscription0.94 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Households without internet4.33 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Households with satellite internet6.25 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Median gross salary3,361 EUR/month31 Dec 2024Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)27Community estimate · Supplemental context
Median gross salary (regional)3,551 EUR/month31 Dec 2025www.bls.gov26Official
Unemployment rate0.78 %31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables28Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context

What does a salary buy in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque?

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€1,713of €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− €993
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€1,713
Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque Salary needed to live in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Los Ranchos de Albuquerque. 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

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

Family and education

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents with high school education or higher97.29 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Schools174 schools30 Jun 2026NCES CCD public school count14Official
School enrolment, share of residents20.71 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official

Healthcare

MetricValuePeriodSource
Mental health provider ratio157 ratio30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official
Primary care doctors per 100,000 residents4,132 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official
Preventable hospitalizations1,760 per 100,000 people30 Jun 2026HRSA mental health provider ratio13Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque 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.

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Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
Average commute time23.36 minutes4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Workers commuting by bicycle0.85 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Workers commuting by public transport0 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Workers walking to work0.55 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Destinations from nearest airport23 count3 Aug 2026OpenFlights16Official
Nearest airportABQ3 Aug 2026OurAirports17Official
Distance to nearest airport14 km3 Aug 2026OurAirports17Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Los Ranchos de Albuquerque. 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
Open official information

USCIS English and citizenship class finder — Civic Orientation

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

For immigrants, future citizens.

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

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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 Ranchos de Albuquerque is 6.8 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 mean6.8 µg/m³31 Dec 2024EPA AQS annual PM2.5 monitor data 202437Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Average daytime high by monthJan 9.1 · Feb 12.3 · Mar 17.1 · Apr 21.3 · May 26.6 · Jun 32.4 · Jul 32.9 · Aug 31.6 · Sep 28.1 · Oct 21.5 · Nov 14.1 · Dec 8.5 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI22Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -3.1 · Feb -1.2 · Mar 2.3 · Apr 6.2 · May 11.3 · Jun 16.6 · Jul 19.2 · Aug 18.3 · Sep 14.5 · Oct 7.8 · Nov 1.2 · Dec -3 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI23Official
Average temperature by monthJan 3 · Feb 5.5 · Mar 9.7 · Apr 13.8 · May 19 · Jun 24.5 · Jul 26 · Aug 24.9 · Sep 21.3 · Oct 14.7 · Nov 7.6 · Dec 2.7 °C31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI24Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 9.2 · Feb 10.9 · Mar 11.6 · Apr 13 · May 11.2 · Jun 14.5 · Jul 41.7 · Aug 33.4 · Sep 29.2 · Oct 22 · Nov 14.6 · Dec 13.5 mm31 Dec 1991World Meteorological Organization / NOAA NCEI25Official
PM2.5, highest monitored reading44.3 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean11Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5, annual mean6 µg/m³1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean11Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
PM2.5 monitoring sites14 monitors1 Jul 2026EPA AirData PM2.5 annual mean11Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · county
Annual precipitation192.2 mm30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Maximum July temperature28.69 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Average annual temperature14.64 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation
Minimum January temperature2.65 °C30 Jun 2026NOAA GHCN-Daily climate normals15Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · station observation

Similar climate. In United States: Murfreesboro ±1.1 °C. Elsewhere: Alcobendas (Spain) ±1.7 °C, Rivas-Vaciamadrid (Spain) ±1.7 °C, Alcalá de Henares (Spain) ±1.8 °C, Fuenlabrada (Spain) ±2.0 °C, Leganés (Spain) ±2.0 °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 191 is not 1.3% 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 share1.26 %31 Dec 2020Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)9Official
Foreign residents191 people31 Dec 2024Census Reporter mirror of ACS 2024 5-year tables28Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Population density502.2 people/km²31 Dec 2025Census Reporter / U.S. Census Bureau10Official
Population5,790 people31 Dec 2025U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program19Official

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Median home value492,400 USD4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Owner-occupied homes80.24 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Labour force participation rate47.83 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Residents born abroad3.26 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Naturalized citizens, share of residents2 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Non-citizens, share of residents1.26 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Flu vaccination coverage64.49 %30 Jun 2026CDC BRFSS flu vaccination coverage7Official
Mammography screening coverage74.8 %30 Jun 2026CDC mammography screening rate8Official
Residents without health insurance7.26 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Residents with a bachelor's degree or higher52.3 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Crime reporting agencies0 agencies30 Jun 2026FBI CDE/UCR crime statistics12Official source, approximated value · Supplemental context · agency service area
Households with a vehicle available94.45 %4 Jul 2026ACS median gross rent5Official
Public transport agencies in the National Transit Database0 agencies4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Workers aged 16 and over2,348 workers4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Workers mainly working from home22.49 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official
Households using cellular data plans87.55 %4 Jul 2026ACS total population6Official

Alternatives for people set on Los Ranchos de Albuquerque

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.

Plainfield as a Los Ranchos de Albuquerque alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 1756 km, better on 4 of 7 metrics measured the same way, worse on 2.

  • Unemployment: 3.8% Plainfield vs 0.8% Los Ranchos de Albuquerque+383%
  • Residents: 50,043 Plainfield vs 5,790 Los Ranchos de Albuquerque+764%
  • Foreign residents: 6.1% Plainfield vs 1.3% Los Ranchos de Albuquerque+384%
  • Median gross pay, city: €4,830 Plainfield vs €3,361 Los Ranchos de Albuquerque+44%
  • Median gross pay, region: €4,043 Plainfield vs €3,551 Los Ranchos de Albuquerque+14%
  • Nearest airport: 9.0 km Plainfield vs 14.0 km Los Ranchos de Albuquerque−36%
  • Annual PM2.5: 7.8 µg/m³ Plainfield vs 6.8 µg/m³ Los Ranchos de Albuquerque+15%
Full comparisonMore about Plainfield

Cities near Los Ranchos de Albuquerque

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

Albuquerque Commuting Zone · 8.6 km away
Salary
3,360 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31
North Valley 2.4 km away
Rent
825 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
2,811 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Rio Rancho 8.1 km away
Salary
3,933 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2024-12-31
South Valley 15.9 km away
Rent
881.4 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31
Salary
2,729 EUR/monthMedian gross salary · 2020-12-31
Enchanted Hills 20.1 km away
Rent
1,045 EUR/monthMedian monthly rent · 2020-12-31

Alternative cities in United States

Other cities in United States to compare with Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, nearest in population first.

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Belle Fourche5,791 residentsWillow Springs5,788 residentsCentral City5,793 residentsClearfield borough5,794 residentsPahokee5,794 residentsPhilomath5,795 residents

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Is Los Ranchos de Albuquerque part of Albuquerque?

Los Ranchos de Albuquerque 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. Source18

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Common questions

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

What is the typical salary around Los Ranchos de Albuquerque?

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

What is the unemployment rate in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque?

The unemployment rate is 0.78 %. 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 Ranchos de Albuquerque?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 6.8 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 many people live in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque?

The published population is 5,790 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Estimates Program.

How many foreign residents live in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque?

191 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 Ranchos de Albuquerque a good place to live?

Los Ranchos de Albuquerque 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 Ranchos de Albuquerque part of Albuquerque?

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

Which cities are near Los Ranchos de Albuquerque?

Albuquerque, North Valley, Rio Rancho, Corrales, South Valley are near Los Ranchos de Albuquerque. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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ImmigrationDB. (2026, October 16). Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, United States: population, rent [ImmigrationDB compilation; version f244b038421fb7d1062fdbc72ea414c8]. ImmigrationDB. https://immigrationdb.com/cities/us/los-ranchos-de-albuquerque/ Retrieved 2026-10-16. Compilation license: CC BY 4.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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  title = {Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, United States: population, rent},
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