Living in Rio Rico

In Rio Rico, unemployment is 10.5% (2024).

The population of Rio Rico totalled 20,549 at the end of 2020. At the end of 2024, unemployment in Rio Rico reached 10.51%. The foreign population count was 7,010 at the end of 2024.

Last checked 2026-10-0716 sources

Population20,549people31 Dec 2020Official source · U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020

Median gross salary2,805EUR/month31 Dec 2024Community source · Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)

Median rent1,008EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records

Unemployment rate10.51%country median 4.6% — 130% aboveOfficial source · Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)

PM2.5, annual mean11.71µg/m³31 Dec 2024Nearest stationOfficial source · U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData

Higher unemployment than 95% of American cities that publish it and dirtier air than 98% of American cities that publish it.

Which United States-wide rules apply when you move to Rio Rico?

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 Rio Rico.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

What recurs every month2 published recurring costs, € per month

€ / month

Internet, 60 Mbps€60

Mobile plan, 10 GB€22

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited	60.38 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Verizon 300 Mbps home internet¹²Official · national market
Mobile plan, 10 GB	21.57 EUR/month	30 Sept 2026	Visible unlimited mobile plan¹³Official · national market
Average monthly rent (whole dwelling)	1,036 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent)²Official
Median monthly rent	1,008 EUR/month	31 Dec 2020	ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records¹Official

Is Rio Rico a good place to live?

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Remote worker48%strong on work, weak on safety · range 38–58%

Skilled employee54%strong on work, weak on safety · range 45–63%

Student42%strong on cost, weak on safety · range 31–53%

Family49%strong on housing, weak on safety · range 38–60%

Retirement40%strong on legal route, weak on admin · range 27–53%

Worked out from these numbers

How international is the population?

34.1% of residents hold a foreign nationality — 7,010 of 20,549 people. This counts nationality, not place of birth, so long-settled residents who naturalised are not in it.

Work and income

Unemployment across cities in United StatesUnemployment in Rio Rico is 10.5%. Of 2,153 cities with data, 1,250 have unemployment of 0 to under 5%.

1,250

778

0–55–1010–1515–2020–2525–30

Rio Rico 10.5%

Unemployment rate (%)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Median gross salary	2,805 EUR/month	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS)¹⁴Community estimate · Supplemental context
Unemployment rate	10.51 %country median 4.6%	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁴Official

What does a salary buy in Rio Rico?

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

Left over each month€2,541of €3,659 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.	€3,659
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	− €1,036
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	€2,541

Take-home pay for other salaries and households Compare with another city Check a job offer in Rio Rico Salary needed to live in Rio Rico

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to Rio Rico. 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

Open official service

Open the United States service overview

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

Healthcare

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Physicians per 100,000 residents	85.14 per 100,000	31 Dec 2023	Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release³Official · county

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in Rio Rico 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

Rio Rico's nearest airport was TUS, 72 km away and offered 16 direct destinations.

Metric	Value	Period	Source
Direct destinations from the nearest major airport	16 count	3 Aug 2026	OpenFlights⁶Official
Distance to the nearest major airport	72 km	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official
Nearest major airport (IATA code)	TUS	3 Aug 2026	OurAirports⁷Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for Rio Rico. 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

Open official information

Open the full United States section

National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in Rio Rico.

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Climate and air quality

At the end of 2024, annual PM2.5 reached 11.7 µg/m³. Monthly mean temperature moved from 8.2°C in January to 26.6°C in July.

Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C

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26°4°

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36°13°

35°18°

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33°14°

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Night-time low to daytime high

Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm

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Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits

Within WHO 2021 guidelineAbove WHO, within EU limitAbove EU legal limitCity annual mean · µg/m³

PM2.511.7WHO 5 · EU 25

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 Rio Rico is 11.7 µg/m³. Of 968 cities with data, 261 have annual PM2.5 of 6 to under 7 µg/m³.

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1–22–33–44–55–66–77–88–99–1010–1111–1212–1313–1414–1515–16

Rio Rico 11.7

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

Metric	Value	Period	Source
PM2.5 — annual mean	11.71 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
Average daytime high by month	Jan 18.5 · Feb 19.56 · Mar 22.67 · Apr 26.33 · May 30.78 · Jun 35.83 · Jul 34.67 · Aug 33.5 · Sep 32.5 · Oct 28.61 · Nov 23 · Dec 18.11 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average night-time low by month	Jan -2.06 · Feb -0.833 · Mar 1.67 · Apr 4.17 · May 7.94 · Jun 13.5 · Jul 18.5 · Aug 17.78 · Sep 14.17 · Oct 7 · Nov 1.33 · Dec -2.22 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average temperature by month	Jan 8.22 · Feb 9.33 · Mar 12.17 · Apr 15.22 · May 19.39 · Jun 24.67 · Jul 26.56 · Aug 25.67 · Sep 23.33 · Oct 17.83 · Nov 12.17 · Dec 7.94 °C	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁵Official · nearest-station reading
Average precipitation by month	Jan 24.89 · Feb 23.37 · Mar 17.53 · Apr 8.89 · May 4.32 · Jun 17.27 · Jul 91.19 · Aug 99.31 · Sep 56.64 · Oct 21.59 · Nov 14.99 · Dec 28.96 mm	31 Dec 1991	NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information⁵Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, highest monitored reading	37.4 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading
PM2.5, annual mean	11.71 µg/m³	31 Dec 2024	US EPA Air Quality System (AQS)¹¹Official · nearest-station reading

Similar climate. In United States: Simi Valley ±3.2 °C. Elsewhere: Granada (Spain) ±3.2 °C, Alcalá de Henares (Spain) ±3.6 °C, Alcobendas (Spain) ±3.7 °C, Rivas-Vaciamadrid (Spain) ±3.7 °C, Reims (France) ±6.9 °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

Rio Rico's total area was 163.4 km² at the end of 2025. Rio Rico's population density measured 134.7 people per km² at the end of 2024.

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population

By nationality

National passport65.9%
Foreign residents34.1%

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

Metric	Value	Period	Source
City area	163.4 km²	31 Dec 2025	U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service)⁸Official
Foreign-resident share	31.84 %	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁴Official
Foreign residents	7,010 people	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁴Official
Population density	134.7 people/km²	31 Dec 2024	Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS)⁴Official
Population	20,549 people	31 Dec 2020	U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020¹⁰Official

Alternatives for people set on Rio Rico

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.

North Bethesda as a Rio Rico alternative in the same country

A move, not a commute, at 3165 km, better on 3 of 4 metrics measured the same way, worse on 0. Median gross pay, city cannot be compared like for like.

Unemployment: 3.6% North Bethesda vs 10.5% Rio Rico−65%
Residents: 50,094 North Bethesda vs 20,549 Rio Rico+144%
Annual PM2.5: 5.9 µg/m³ North Bethesda vs 11.7 µg/m³ Rio Rico−50%
Median gross pay, city: €6,119 (2020) North Bethesda vs €2,805 (2024) Rio Ricono percentage
Foreign residents: 34.1% North Bethesda vs 31.8% Rio Rico+7%

Full comparison More about North Bethesda

Cities near Rio Rico

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

Alternative cities in United States

Other cities in United States to compare with Rio Rico, nearest in population first.

All United States cities

St. Marys20,546 residents Prunedale20,560 residents Sherwood20,535 residents Pittsburg20,569 residents Los Lunas20,572 residents Palisades Park20,520 residents

How does Rio Rico compare?

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Rio Rico in rankings

#24 of 30 in Cheapest cities to rent in United States

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Common questions

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

What is the unemployment rate in Rio Rico?

The unemployment rate is 10.51 %. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is the air quality good in Rio Rico?

The annual PM2.5 mean is 11.71 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. Source: U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData.

How many people live in Rio Rico?

The published population is 20,549 people. Source: U.S. Census Bureau, TIGERweb Census 2020.

How many foreign residents live in Rio Rico?

7,010 residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS).

Is Rio Rico a good place to live?

Rio Rico 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.

Which cities are near Rio Rico?

Nogales is near Rio Rico. Typed relationship labels are shown where published; other rows use straight-line distance from admitted coordinates.

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  title = {Rio Rico, United States: population, rent, salary, jobs},
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ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, table B25064 (Median Gross Rent), place records www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-18
ACS 2020-2024 5-year table-based Summary File, tables B25065 (Aggregate Gross Rent) and B25063 (Gross Rent, units with cash rent) www2.census.gov · checked 2026-09-19
Area Health Resources Files (AHRF), County 2024-2025 release data.hrsa.gov · checked 2026-10-04
Census Reporter (underlying U.S. Census ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-08-03
NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information ncei.noaa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
OpenFlights raw.githubusercontent.com · checked 2026-08-03
OurAirports davidmegginson.github.io · checked 2026-08-03
U.S. Census Bureau (TIGERweb ArcGIS REST service) tigerweb.geo.census.gov · checked 2026-08-03
U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey api.census.gov · checked 2026-08-07
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U.S. EPA Air Quality System / AirData aqs.epa.gov · checked 2026-08-05
Verizon 300 Mbps home internet verizon.com · checked 2026-09-15
Visible unlimited mobile plan visible.com · checked 2026-09-15
Census Reporter ACS 2020-2024 5-year, table B20002 (underlying U.S. Census Bureau ACS) api.censusreporter.org · checked 2026-09-11
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06
Coordinate identity evidence wikidata.org · checked 2026-09-06

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