Area data
Albuquerque, NM — ZIP 87116
Population: 3,865 (Census ACS)
2 schools serve the area (NCES). FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively High, with lightning, winterweather, hail the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 7.8% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index (state)
- 406.5 (+0.8% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 92.2 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.1¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $9.80/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Schools
- Total schools
- 2
- Elementary schools
- 2
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
- Schools include
- SANDIA BASE ELEMENTARY, WHERRY ELEMENTARY
Source: NCES school directory, 2022-23 (school-address-based)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively High
- Top hazards (county)
- lightning, winterWeather, hail, inlandFlooding, earthquake
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coldWave: Relatively Low · drought: Relatively Low · earthquake: Relatively Moderate · hail: Relatively High · heatWave: Relatively Moderate · iceStorm: Relatively Moderate
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 82% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 14.5%
- Radon potential (county)
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- 3
- Nearest Superfund site
- Carlisle Village Cleaners (2.5 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 9.6 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 7b (extreme annual low 5 to 10°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Moderate
- Median AQI (annual)
- 61
- Days with Good air quality
- 100
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 233
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 4
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 443
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 6
- Nearest national park
- Petroglyph National Monument (12 mi)
- National parks include
- Petroglyph National Monument, Bandelier National Monument, Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
- Airports within 30 mi
- 8
- Nearest airport
- Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) (3 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ) (3 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 10
- Hospitals include
- UNM HOSPITAL, PRESBYTERIAN HOSPITAL, CHRISTUS ST VINCENT REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.0 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 165
- Solar radiation rating
- Excellent (5.6 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,997
- Housing built before 1970
- 10.6%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 47.5%
- Households with broadband internet
- 79.9%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 280,585
- Average weekly wage
- $1,106
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Professional Services, Accommodation & Food
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 742
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
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Common questions
- What is the natural-hazard risk in ZIP 87116?
- Overall risk: Relatively High (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: lightning, winterWeather, hail, inlandFlooding, earthquake.
- What is the wildfire risk in ZIP 87116?
- Risk to homes is higher than 82% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in ZIP 87116?
- High radon potential — EPA Zone 1 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near ZIP 87116?
- 3 current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA). Nearest site: Carlisle Village Cleaners, 2.5 mi.
- How many schools serve ZIP 87116?
- 2 schools (2 elementary) (NCES, 2022-23).
- What is the air quality in ZIP 87116?
- Moderate. Median AQI: 61. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in ZIP 87116?
- Regional Price Parity: 92.2 (100 = US average) (Below Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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