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34.90° N · 106.70° W · GEOID 3534620

Isleta

Bernalillo County, New Mexico · part of the Albuquerque, NM metro

Limited data population under 5,000, core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_household_income, median_gross_rent

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The short answer

Isleta is home to 1,043 people. Median household income is $69,473 a year and median rent is $1,144 a month, 19.8% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $159,000, about 2.3x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,144
16% below the median place
Median household income
$69,473
13% below the median place
Median home value
$159,000
50% below the median place
Unemployment
5.3%
9% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Isleta

  • Household income has grown 19% a year across the last five survey releases, faster than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 46 New Mexico places.
  • Only 0% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 41 New Mexico places.
  • The median home is worth 2.3 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 90% of places its size. It is the 3rd-lowest of 46 New Mexico places.
  • 91% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 91% of places its size.
  • The median resident is 49.3 years old, older than in 90% of places its size.
01

Moving to Isleta

Bernalillo County loses about 5.3 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in22,818
Moved out25,597
Net−2,779

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Sandoval County, NM3,0334,183−1,150
Valencia County, NM1,1661,768−602
Maricopa County, AZ6701,014−344
Torrance County, NM401

Within New Mexico, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within New MexicoOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$60K
Leavers$69K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Bernalillo County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
0.0% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Bernalillo County report $59,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $68,900, so leavers earn more than newcomers.
Income you would need
$45,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,144 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,615 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $159,000.
Getting to work
23 minutes each way on average; 14.9% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Vermilion, OH matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved here in the past year1
0.0%
below the median place (median 5.7%)
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7
-5.3
below the median place (median -0.6)
All 5 moving measures
MeasureIsletaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year10.0%below (median 5.7%)
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure-5.3below (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$59,63016% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$68,9392% below
02

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 0.0%, below the median place (median 50.6%).

Isleta19.8%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$45,760
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
19.8%
3% below the median place
Home price to income
2.3x
40% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
20%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$57,100
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in Isleta, $1,144 a month, and local prices for everything else (96.9 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

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Renters paying 30%+1
0.0%
below the median place (median 50.6%)
Vacant homes1
22.4%
217% above the median place
Homeownership1
91.1%
37% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureIsletaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1County figure$1,14416% below
Rent to income119.8%3% below
Property tax rate11.6%81% above
Home price to income12.3x40% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure95.55% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,38414% below
HUD area median income4County figure$100,4006% below
Property tax paid (median)1County figure$2,62919% below
Median home value1$159,00050% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure2.9%8% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure53.0%3% above
Homeownership191.1%37% above
Renters paying 30%+10.0%below (median 50.6%)
Owner costs with a mortgage1County figure$1,61514% below
Vacant homes122.4%217% above
Median year built119820% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$22,771
43% below the median place
Jobs6
347,718
131% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureIsletaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1County figure$69,47313% below
Income per person1$22,77143% below
Unemployment1County figure5.3%9% above
Average annual pay6County figure$65,8130% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure3.7%0% above
Jobs6County figure347,718131% above
Poverty rate1County figure15.2%41% above
Mean commute1County figure23 min8% below
Works from home1County figure14.9%20% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 67.6%, 27% below the median place.

Homes with broadband1
67.6%
27% below the median place
Median age1
49.3
26% above the median place
High school or higher1
79.8%
14% below the median place
All 8 people measures
MeasureIsletaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,0436646th largest
Median age149.326% above
Bachelor's or higher1County figure38.1%19% above
High school or higher179.8%14% below
Household size12.916% above
Born abroad1County figure10.5%19% above
No health insurance1County figure8.8%38% above
Homes with broadband167.6%27% below
05

Life in Isleta

1 site is on the National Register of Historic Places, one of them a National Historic Landmark.

  • Isleta Pueblo listed 1975

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents57.5 5.7×
Playgrounds per 10k38.4 4.1×
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars22.0 +6%
Shops29.1 −4%
Arts, recreation and fitness4.0 −2%
Doctors' offices and clinics21.4 +6%
Child care centers2.7 +17%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Public schools11
205
above the median place (median 9)
Public school students11
84,577
above the median place (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11
12.5
19% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureIsletaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure205above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure84,577above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher11County figure12.519% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure22.06% above
Shops per 10k8County figure29.14% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure4.02% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure21.46% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.717% above
Parks per 10k957.5above (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k938.4308% above
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k90.0below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.0below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10192% below
06

Safety, weather and risk

Annual precipitation is 11.7 in, 73% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Isleta. Larger places are fetched first.

Annual precipitation12
11.7 in
73% below the median place
Good air days14
26.6%
61% below the median place
Median air quality index14
58
35% above the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureIsletaAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure90°F3% above
January average low12County figure22°F14% below
Average temperature12County figure54°F1% below
Annual precipitation12County figure11.7 in73% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure94.42% above
Tornado risk13County figure56.131% below
Wildfire risk13County figure95.055% above
Heat wave risk13County figure95.46% above
Median air quality index14County figure5835% above
Good air days14County figure26.6%61% below
08

Isleta in 2030: where the trends point

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median household income$37,224 (2023)$51,500$43,000 to $62,000+4.8%
Median home value$159,000 (2024)$300,000$217,000 to $413,000+11.1%

The median home would be worth 5.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.3 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Isleta

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Vermilion, OH$1,099$69,701Compare
Middleburg Heights, OH$1,079$78,815Compare
Huron, OH$1,000$78,333Compare
Rockland, ME$1,092$56,533Compare
Rockland, MEHuron, OHMiddleburg Heights, OHVermilion, OHIsleta, NMIsletaVermilionMiddleburg HeightsHuronRocklandIsletaVermilionMiddleburg HeightsHuronRockland

Common questions

Is Isleta a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Household income has grown 19% a year across the last five survey releases, faster than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the highest of 46 New Mexico places. Only 0% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 41 New Mexico places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Isleta expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 19.8% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $159,000.

What salary do you need to live in Isleta?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $45,760 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Isleta?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Vermilion, OH, Middleburg Heights, OH, Huron, OH and Rockland, ME.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Isleta with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Isleta itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/isleta-new-mexico

Citytistics. “Isleta, New Mexico.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/isleta-new-mexico/

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