Los Lunas, NM

The affordability dashboard for Los Lunas, NM aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 44,075 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of D (43/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $60,902, median home value of $229,500, median rent of $1,062 per month, and 20.3% 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, commute. Unemployment currently reads 7.0% and poverty 17.4% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.