Area data
Albuquerque, NM — ZIP 87116
Population: 3,865 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 406.5 (+0.8% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 92.2 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.1¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $9.80/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 2
- Elementary schools
- 2
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively High
- Top hazards
- lightning, winterWeather, hail, inlandFlooding, earthquake
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 9.6 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Moderate
- Median AQI (annual)
- 61
- Days with Good air quality
- 100
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 4
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 6
- Nearest national park
- Petroglyph National Monument (12 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) (3 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) (3 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 10
- Avg hospital rating
- 3.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 165
- Solar radiation rating
- Excellent (5.6 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,997
- Households with broadband internet
- 79.9%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 280,585
- Average weekly wage
- $1,106
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Professional Services, Accommodation & Food
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 742
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