Name: Las Maravillas, NM statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to Las Maravillas

Valencia County gains about 14.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in3,787

Moved out2,944

Net+843

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Bernalillo County, NM1,7681,166+602

Sandoval County, NM190106+84

Socorro County, NM130131−1

Maricopa County, AZ7277−5

Santa Fe County, NM8048+32

Cibola County, NM6651+15

Doña Ana County, NM3836+2

Torrance County, NM45

Within New Mexico, other states or abroad

Arrivals

66%34%

Leavers

60%40%

Within New MexicoOther states

Income per tax return

Arrivals$55K

Leavers$49K

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

Who moves here: 4.3% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 0.0% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves: Households moving into Valencia County report $54,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $48,900, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need: $47,800 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $1,196 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,245 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $230,000.
Getting to work: 37 minutes each way on average; 11.1% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: Killeen, TX matches it on character. Compare the two

Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Income of households moving out7
$48,947
30% below the median place
Net movers per 1,000 people7
14.1
above the median place (median -0.6)

All 5 moving measures

Measure	Las Maravillas	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure	4.3%	24% below
Moved from another state1	0.0%	below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure	14.1	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure	$54,633	23% below
Income of households moving out7County figure	$48,947	30% below

What it costs to live here

Vacant homes is 0.0%, below the median place (median 7.1%).

Las Maravillas22.6%

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

$47,840

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

22.6%

11% above the median place

Home price to income

3.6x

4% below the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

23%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$50,200

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

Uses the median rent in Las Maravillas, $1,196 a month, and local prices for everything else (96.9 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like Las Maravillas, but easier on the budget

Close matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, where rent takes a clearly smaller share of income.

Place	Rent to income	More left a year
Palmer, AK	18.7% vs 22.6%	$5,600	Compare
Shelley, ID	19.6% vs 22.6%	n/a	Compare
Primera, TX	19.4% vs 22.6%	$19,800	Compare

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Vacant homes1
0.0%
below the median place (median 7.1%)
Homeownership1
93.6%
41% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$1,224
63% below the median place

All 16 cost and housing measures

Measure	Las Maravillas	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$1,196	12% below
Rent to income1	22.6%	11% above
Property tax rate1	0.5%	42% below
Home price to income1	3.6x	4% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	95.5	5% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,384	14% below
HUD area median income4County figure	$100,400	6% below
Property tax paid (median)1	$1,224	63% below
Median home value1	$230,000	28% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure	4.8%	50% above
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure	64.8%	26% above
Homeownership1	93.6%	41% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure	56.2%	11% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$1,245	33% below
Vacant homes1	0.0%	below (median 7.1%)
Median year built1	1997	1% above

Work and pay

Mean commute is 37 min, 47% above the median place.

Mean commute1
37 min
47% above the median place
Median household income1
$63,375
21% below the median place
Income per person1
$34,233
15% below the median place

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	Las Maravillas	Vs median
Median household income1	$63,375	21% below
Income per person1	$34,233	15% below
Unemployment1County figure	7.0%	42% above
Average annual pay6County figure	$51,401	22% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure	3.5%	5% below
Jobs6County figure	17,864	88% below
Poverty rate1	9.7%	10% below
Mean commute1	37 min	47% above
Works from home1County figure	11.1%	11% below
Commutes by transit1Metro figure	0.7%	20% below

Who lives here

Median age is 30.7, 21% below the median place.

Median age1
30.7
21% below the median place
Household size1
3.0
21% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
87.7%
5% below the median place

All 8 people measures

Measure	Las Maravillas	Vs median
Population1	1,594	6646th largest
Median age1	30.7	21% below
Bachelor's or higher1	25.4%	21% below
High school or higher1	90.4%	2% below
Household size1	3.0	21% above
Born abroad1County figure	8.7%	2% below
No health insurance1County figure	8.3%	30% above
Homes with broadband1	87.7%	5% below

Life in Las Maravillas

22 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 4 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents25.1 2.5×

Playgrounds per 10k25.1 2.7×

Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%

Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%

Named paths and bike trails2 km +20%

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 bars11.0 −47%

Shops20.1 −34%

Arts, recreation and fitness1.3 −68%

Doctors' offices and clinics8.5 −58%

Child care centers1.8 −22%

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

Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8
1.3
68% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k8
11.0
47% below the median place
Shops per 10k8
20.1
34% below the median place

All 16 schools and local life measures

Measure	Las Maravillas	Vs median
Public schools11County figure	27	200% above
Public school students11County figure	11,956	144% above
Students per teacher11County figure	17.3	12% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure	11.0	47% below
Shops per 10k8County figure	20.1	34% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure	1.3	68% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure	8.5	58% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure	1.8	22% below
Parks per 10k9	25.1	147% above
Playgrounds per 10k9	25.1	167% above
Grocery stores per 10k9	0.0	below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9	0.0	below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k9	0.0	below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails9	2.4	20% above
Transit stops per sq mi9	0.0	below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure	22	69% above

Safety, weather and risk

Annual precipitation is 10.1 in, 77% 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 Las Maravillas. Larger places are fetched first.

Annual precipitation12
10.1 in
77% below the median place
Tornado risk13
19.2
76% below the median place
July average high12
92°F
6% above the median place

All 10 weather and risk measures

Measure	Las Maravillas	Vs median
July average high12County figure	92°F	6% above
January average low12County figure	22°F	14% below
Average temperature12County figure	56°F	2% above
Annual precipitation12County figure	10.1 in	77% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure	82.3	11% below
Tornado risk13County figure	19.2	76% below
Wildfire risk13County figure	87.4	43% above
Heat wave risk13County figure	70.2	22% below
Median air quality index14County figure	44	2% above
Good air days14County figure	75.3%	10% above

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Up 5.4% from 2019 to 2020.

Median household income

Up 35.5% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 64.9% from 2019 to 2024.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$50,600

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 21% of places

Pay vs rent

+0.9 pts

a year, pay outrunning rent. Better than 65% of places

Family fit

of 100 on cost, space and class size

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

Las Maravillas 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.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median household income	$63,375 (2024)	$81,000	$68,500 to $95,500	+4.1%
Median home value	$230,000 (2024)	$336,000	$244,000 to $463,000	+6.5%

The median home would be worth 4.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.6 now.

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

Places like Las Maravillas

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

Place	Rent	Income
Killeen, TX	$1,208	$60,977	Compare
New Haven, MI	$1,268	$66,125	Compare
Piney Green, NC	$1,202	$72,177	Compare
Salisbury, MD	$1,318	$58,576	Compare

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Common questions

Is Las Maravillas a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. 94% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 95% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 3rd-highest of 46 New Mexico places. Owning with a mortgage costs only about $49 a month more than the median rent, a smaller gap than in 92% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 82 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Las Maravillas expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 22.6% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $230,000.

What salary do you need to live in Las Maravillas?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $47,840 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Las Maravillas?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Killeen, TX, New Haven, MI, Piney Green, NC and Salisbury, MD.

Sources and methods

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

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
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
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.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
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
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
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).

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Citytistics. “Las Maravillas, New Mexico.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/las-maravillas-new-mexico/

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