Ranchos De Taos, NM

The affordability dashboard for Ranchos De Taos, NM aggregates Census ACS 5-Year Estimates across 1 ZIP code covering 6,359 residents, then layers in county-level federal data to produce an overall grade of F (33/100). The headline inputs are median household income of $49,337, median home value of $356,400, median rent of $1,189 per month, and 31.5% 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 $1,279 per month (studio $908, 1BR $1,072, 3BR $1,593, 4BR $2,146).

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 income, housing. Unemployment currently reads 13.5% and poverty 21.0% — numbers worth keeping alongside the headline grade.