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32.36° N · 106.81° W · GEOID 3571015

San Ysidro

Doña Ana County, New Mexico · part of the Las Cruces, NM metro

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

New MexicoSan Ysidro, NMSan YsidroSan Ysidro

The short answer

San Ysidro is home to 2,118 people. Median household income is $56,848 a year and median rent is $916 a month, 19.3% 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 $220,800, about 3.9x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$916
33% below the median place
Median household income
$56,848
29% below the median place
Median home value
$220,800
31% below the median place
Unemployment
6.8%
38% 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 San Ysidro

  • The median resident is 59.8 years old, older than in 97% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 46 New Mexico places.
  • Households average 2.11 people, smaller than in 87% of places its size.
  • 85% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 82% of places its size.
01

Moving to San Ysidro

Doña Ana County gains about 0.3 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in8,937
Moved out8,887
Net+50

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within New Mexico, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within New MexicoOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$54K
Leavers$52K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Doña Ana 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 Doña Ana County report $53,800 a year in income on average; those leaving, $52,000.
Income you would need
$36,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $916 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,442 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $220,800.
Getting to work
23 minutes each way on average; 9.5% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Inverness, FL 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%)
Income of households moving out7
$51,959
26% below the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureSan YsidroAmong 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 figure0.3above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$53,75924% below
Income of households moving out7County figure$51,95926% below
02

What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 85.0%, 28% above the median place.

San Ysidro19.3%
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
$36,640
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
19.3%
5% below the median place
Home price to income
3.9x
2% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
19%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$48,000
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

Uses the median rent in San Ysidro, $916 a month, and local prices for everything else (95.8 against a US average of 100). It runs in your browser and stores nothing.

Like San Ysidro, but easier on the budget

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

PlaceRent to incomeMore left a year
Swoyersville, PA12.5% vs 19.3%n/aCompare
Chillicothe, IL16.3% vs 19.3%n/aCompare
Gun Barrel City, TX16.2% vs 19.3%n/aCompare

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Homeownership1
85.0%
28% above the median place
Property tax rate1
0.7%
26% below the median place
Median year built1
1991
1% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureSan YsidroAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$91633% below
Rent to income119.3%5% below
Property tax rate10.7%26% below
Home price to income13.9x2% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure90.211% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,07334% below
HUD area median income4County figure$79,90026% below
Property tax paid (median)1County figure$1,48055% below
Median home value1County figure$220,80031% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure1.9%41% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure51.3%0% below
Homeownership185.0%28% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure54.4%7% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1County figure$1,44223% below
Vacant homes1County figure8.2%16% above
Median year built119911% 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
$38,926
3% below the median place
Average annual pay6
$52,236
21% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureSan YsidroAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1County figure$56,84829% below
Income per person1$38,9263% below
Unemployment1County figure6.8%38% above
Average annual pay6County figure$52,23621% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure4.5%22% above
Jobs6County figure81,83446% below
Poverty rate1County figure21.3%98% above
Mean commute1County figure23 min8% below
Works from home1County figure9.5%23% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Median age is 59.8, 53% above the median place.

Median age1
59.8
53% above the median place
Household size1
2.1
16% below the median place
High school or higher1
85.5%
7% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Homes with broadband95.4% +3%
Bachelor's or higher23.2% −28%
Born abroad7.9% −11%
All 8 people measures
MeasureSan YsidroAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population12,1186646th largest
Median age159.853% above
Bachelor's or higher123.2%28% below
High school or higher185.5%7% below
Household size12.116% below
Born abroad17.9%11% below
No health insurance1County figure11.3%77% above
Homes with broadband195.4%3% above
05

Life in San Ysidro

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%
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 bars14.5 −30%
Shops23.8 −21%
Arts, recreation and fitness1.7 −59%
Doctors' offices and clinics18.9 −6%
Child care centers2.5 +9%

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

Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8
1.7
59% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k8
14.5
30% below the median place
Shops per 10k8
23.8
21% below the median place
All 15 schools and local life measures
MeasureSan YsidroAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure78above (median 9)
Public school students10County figure36,561above (median 4,897)
Students per teacher10County figure14.28% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure14.530% below
Shops per 10k8County figure23.821% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure1.759% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure18.96% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure2.59% above
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k90.0below (median 9.4)
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)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Annual precipitation is 9.9 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 San Ysidro. Larger places are fetched first.

Annual precipitation11
9.9 in
77% below the median place
Good air days13
27.4%
60% below the median place
Median air quality index13
61
42% above the median place
All 11 weather and risk measures
MeasureSan YsidroAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure94°F9% above
January average low11County figure29°F13% above
Average temperature11County figure62°F13% above
Annual precipitation11County figure9.9 in77% below
Natural hazard risk12County figure96.14% above
Hurricane risk12County figure36.548% below
Tornado risk12County figure20.575% below
Wildfire risk12County figure86.641% above
Heat wave risk12County figure94.65% above
Median air quality index13Metro figure6142% above
Good air days13Metro figure27.4%60% below
08

San Ysidro in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 13% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 12% now.

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 rent$916/mo (2024)$1,170/mo$960 to $1,430/mo+4.2%
Median household income$89,473 (2024)$111,000$94,000 to $131,500+3.7%
Median home value$335,300 (2024)$479,000$348,000 to $660,000+6.1%

The median home would be worth 4.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.7 now.

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

09

Places like San Ysidro

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

PlaceRentIncome
Inverness, FL$975$43,523Compare
Hernando, FL$964$43,076Compare
Fortuna Foothills, AZ$1,141$60,474Compare
Laughlin, NV$1,112$45,685Compare
Laughlin, NVFortuna Foothills, AZHernando, FLInverness, FLSan Ysidro, NMSan YsidroInvernessHernandoLaughlinSan YsidroInvernessHernandoLaughlin

Common questions

Is San Ysidro a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. The median resident is 59.8 years old, older than in 97% of the 2,479 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the 2nd-highest of 46 New Mexico places. Households average 2.11 people, smaller than in 87% of places its size. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is San Ysidro expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 19.3% 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 $220,800.

What salary do you need to live in San Ysidro?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $36,640 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to San Ysidro?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Inverness, FL, Hernando, FL, Fortuna Foothills, AZ and Laughlin, NV.

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. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 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
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  13. 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 San Ysidro with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for San Ysidro itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/san-ysidro-dona-ana-county-new-mexico

Citytistics. “San Ysidro, New Mexico.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/san-ysidro-dona-ana-county-new-mexico/

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