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Crestwood, MO vs Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NM

Crestwood

Missouri

vs

Los Ranchos de Albuquerque

New Mexico

Across 34 directional measures we can compare, Crestwood leads on 26 and Los Ranchos de Albuquerque on 8. Counting measures is not an overall verdict: their importance depends on your priorities. Median rent is 5% higher in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, while median household income is higher in Crestwood.

Median gross rent
$1,007$1,061
Crestwood is 5% lower
Median household income
$107,169$72,992
Crestwood is 47% higher
Median home value
$319,600$492,400
Crestwood is 35% lower

The Citytistics read

  • After the median rent, with other prices set to the US average, the median household has about $96,600 a year left in Crestwood and $62,200 in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque. Money goes further in Crestwood, by about $34,400 a year.
  • A household earning Crestwood's median of $107,169 would need about $106,500 in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque to keep the same money after rent and local prices.
  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, pay outran rent by 3.7 points a year in Crestwood, and rent outran pay by 4.5 points a year in Los Ranchos de Albuquerque.

How these are calculated

MissouriNew MexicoLos Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMCrestwood, MOCrestwoodLos Ranchos de AlbuquerqueCrestwoodLos Ranchos de Albuquerque

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Your weights

Top 2 of 2 matching places. Places in the top 1% show their national rank.

#PlaceCTXAffordabilityEconomyEducationSafetyCommuteAmenitiesGrowth
01Crestwood, MOComposite 71.1 / 100
96
88878658794625
02Los Ranchos de Albuquerque, NMComposite 48.6 / 100
47
424282n/a60517

CTX is the Citytistics Index: better than that share of the places we rate. It tops out at 99, so the top 1% show their national rank (#1 is best). Change any weight to rank on your own mix. How the CTX is built

Every measure

The dots show where each place sits among the 6,645 places we track. The bar is the median. A small dot after a value marks the better one.

MeasureCrestwoodLos Ranchos de AlbuquerqueAmong all places
Cost of living
Median gross rent1$1,007$1,061
Rent to income111.3%17.4%
Property tax rate11.0%0.8%
Home price to income13.0x6.8x
Prices vs US average295.195.5
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3$1,349$1,384
HUD area median income4$113,500$100,400
Housing
Property tax paid (median)1$3,247$3,732
Median home value1$319,600$492,400
Home prices, 1-year change53.8%2.9%
Home prices, 5-year change543.6%53.0%
Homeownership187.7%80.2%
Renters paying 30%+149.8%80.7%
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,849$2,340
Vacant homes16.6%5.7%
Median year built119601969
Jobs and income
Median household income1$107,169$72,992
Income per person1$49,497$55,017
Unemployment11.6%5.3%
Average annual pay6$78,741$65,813
Pay growth, 1 year63.7%3.7%
Jobs6589,803347,718
Poverty rate15.5%15.2%
Mean commute120 min23 min
Works from home120.5%22.5%
Commutes by transit10.0%0.0%
People
Population112,2955,857
Population change since 20207-1.6%-1.6%
Median age142.446.1
Bachelor's or higher156.8%52.3%
High school or higher197.8%97.3%
Household size12.52.4
Born abroad12.3%3.3%
No health insurance11.9%8.8%
Homes with broadband193.1%94.7%
Moving
Moved here in the past year13.9%5.0%
Moved from another state12.0%3.0%
Net movers per 1,000 people8-4.4-5.3
Income of households moving in8$71,577$59,630
Income of households moving out8$79,731$68,939
Local life
Restaurants and bars per 10k921.122.0
Shops per 10k932.329.1
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k95.04.0
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k932.421.4
Child care centers per 10k92.52.7
Parks per 10k1011.43.4
Playgrounds per 10k109.83.4
Grocery stores per 10k101.63.4
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k108.920.5
Libraries per 10k100.00.0
Named paths and bike trails102.52.8
Transit stops per sq mi105.91.4
Nearest National Park Service site111.56.7
National Park Service sites within 60 miles1133
National Register listings124165
Safety
Violent crime per 100k13107n/a
Property crime per 100k131,369n/a
Schools
Public schools1422
Public school students14137525
Students per teacher143.211.4
Climate
July average high1588°F90°F
January average low1523°F22°F
Average temperature1556°F54°F
Annual precipitation1542.3 in11.7 in
Hazards and air
Natural hazard risk1699.394.4
Hurricane risk1645.1n/a
Tornado risk1698.156.1
Wildfire risk1661.795.0
Heat wave risk1699.995.4
Median air quality index175658
Good air days1731.2%26.6%

Data bundle checked 2026-11-14; individual source vintages vary. Rent needed at the 30% line: Crestwood $40,280, Los Ranchos de Albuquerque $42,440 a year.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. 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. Population Estimates · US Census Bureau · Vintage 2025
  8. 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.
  9. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  10. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  11. National Park Service sites · Wikidata (CC0), units operated by the National Park Service · Retrieved 2026-11
  12. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  13. Crime Data Explorer · Federal Bureau of Investigation · 2025 data
  14. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  15. 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
  16. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  17. 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).

Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology.

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