Bernalillo, NM

The affordability dashboard for Bernalillo, NM aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 10,136 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of C- (50/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $65,743, median home value of $251,300, median rent of $949 per month, and 22.4% of adults holding a bachelor's degree or higher. These four metrics alone explain most of the variance between city dashboards.

Cross-agency feeds widen the picture beyond Census demographics. HUD publishes a Fair Market Rent for a 2-bedroom in this county at $1,464 per month (studio $1,009, 1BR $1,185, 3BR $2,036, 4BR $2,399).

Reading the overall grade requires reading all seven dimensions together. The score weights Income 20%, Safety 20%, Housing 15%, Rent 15%, Education 10%, Commute 10%, and Childcare 10%, with each sub-score benchmarked against national percentiles rather than state averages — so the grade is genuinely comparable across any city in the country. Pressure points are education. Unemployment currently reads 6.1% and poverty 15.0% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.