Metro area · CBSA 10740
Albuquerque
The Albuquerque, NM metro area has 921,482 people. Median rent is $1,156, 19.6% of median household income, and HUD puts the 2-bedroom fair market rent in Bernalillo County at $1,384. Of the 55 places we track here, Peña Blanca has the lightest rent burden.
Median household income
$70,783
Median home value
$287,800
Unemployment
5.5%
2-bedroom fair market rent
$1,384
HUD, Bernalillo County
Places in this metro
Largest first. Rent to income is the median rent as a share of median household income.
| Place | Population | Rent | Rent to income |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque | 562,218 | $1,145 | 20.1% |
| Rio Rancho | 108,515 | $1,514 | 20.3% |
| South Valley | 37,120 | $954 | 19.7% |
| Los Lunas | 18,618 | $1,110 | 21.4% |
| North Valley | 10,455 | $893 | 17.4% |
| Bernalillo | 9,086 | $902 | 16.9% |
| Corrales | 8,555 | $1,143 | 13.4% |
| Belen | 7,450 | $916 | 25.8% |
| Edgewood | 6,124 | $1,114 | 15.8% |
| Los Ranchos de Albuquerque | 5,857 | $1,061 | 17.4% |
| El Cerro Mission | 5,323 | $1,289 | 31.3% |
| Rio Communities | 4,925 | $1,055 | 27.5% |
| Los Chaves | 4,838 | $833 | 12.5% |
| Paradise Hills | 4,591 | $1,361 | 22.3% |
| Meadow Lake | 4,259 | $1,015 | 27.9% |
| Placitas | 4,223 | $2,717 | 29.7% |
| Bosque Farms | 4,071 | $897 | 13.1% |
| Kirtland AFB | 3,413 | $1,794 | 25.4% |
| Peralta | 3,404 | $1,246 | 20.4% |
| Sandia Heights | 3,160 | $3,050 | 25.5% |
| El Cerro | 2,923 | $723 | 8.2% |
| Valencia | 2,406 | $668 | 14.5% |
| Santo Domingo Pueblo | 2,370 | $1,427 | 29.8% |
| Jemez Pueblo | 2,199 | $820 | 17.7% |
| Jarales | 2,144 | $1,015 | 21.9% |
| Moriarty | 2,102 | $743 | 28.2% |
| McIntosh | 1,943 | $872 | 18.5% |
| Tome | 1,723 | $1,385 | 19.5% |
| Las Maravillas | 1,594 | $1,196 | 22.6% |
| Rio Rancho Estates | 1,571 | $1,104 | 14.5% |
| Algodones | 1,479 | $829 | 14.6% |
| Sandia Knolls | 1,445 | $1,107 | 14.5% |
| Ponderosa Pine | 1,442 | $1,144 | 15.7% |
| Estancia | 1,432 | $843 | 18.8% |
| Barton | 1,302 | $1,144 | 16.8% |
| Mountainair | 1,178 | $832 | 23.2% |
| San Felipe Pueblo | 1,119 | $1,427 | 30.9% |
| Isleta | 1,043 | $1,144 | 19.8% |
| Santa Ana Pueblo | 1,026 | $1,250 | 17.4% |
| Cedar Crest | 886 | $932 | 16.1% |
| Carnuel | 877 | $877 | 10.6% |
| Zia Pueblo | 770 | $99 | 2.1% |
| Paa-Ko | 743 | $1,144 | 5.9% |
| San Antonito | 688 | $1,144 | 26.5% |
| Adelino | 686 | $1,015 | 20.7% |
| Cochiti | 680 | $1,427 | 20.0% |
| Monterey Park | 667 | $1,015 | 43.2% |
| Indian Hills | 622 | $872 | 18.1% |
| Sausal | 602 | $800 | 14.8% |
| Pueblitos | 595 | $1,015 | 20.7% |
| Torreon | 580 | $1,427 | 19.8% |
| Peña Blanca | 568 | $99 | 1.7% |
| Sedillo | 565 | $1,144 | 12.3% |
| La Madera | 532 | $1,427 | 19.8% |
| Tijeras | 524 | $775 | 11.9% |
Nearby metro areas
Data as of 2026-11-14. How these figures are built.