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Place dossier plate
SheetNM-GRANTS-NM · Grants, NM 9,106 pop · income 18th pct · 9 tracts
Instrument codes from this place’s ACS population and household income, BEA state COL, FBI safety, national income percentile, photo-finish peer city, home-value band, and matched Census-tract book - not a moving recommendation.
Income neighbourhood around Grants
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest Grants on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Anthony · lowest
33,141
Anthony · lowest
33,141 median HH income
19.1% of the leader · rank #1
Biltmore · near
49,280
Biltmore · near
49,280 median HH income
28.4% of the leader · rank #2
Ozark · near
49,283
Ozark · near
49,283 median HH income
28.4% of the leader · rank #3
Grants · this city
49,286
Grants · this city
49,286 median HH income
28.4% of the leader · rank #4
Peach Springs · near
49,286
Peach Springs · near
49,286 median HH income
28.4% of the leader · rank #5
Westwego · near
49,291
Westwego · near
49,291 median HH income
28.4% of the leader · rank #6
Cresskill · highest
173,293
Cresskill · highest
173,293 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #7
What this shows Neighbourhood peers only - not a full nationwide city board. Open a near peer when the gap is small; open the poles when the spread is wide.
Compare beyond this state
Nationwide peers by population, income, and FBI crime rate
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for Grants on ACS population and median household income
, plus FBI UCR reporting rate when the extract covers this place. Link sets are deduped so each column is a distinct comparison path, not a forecast that peers share a labor market or climate.
Similar population
Nearest out-of-state cities by ACS population. This city: 9,106.
Agency-reported UCR totals per 100,000 population, not a neighborhood safety grade or a prediction of personal risk.
Grants - the verdict
Grants ranks in the 18th percentile for household income and the 31st percentile for safety nationally, out of every US city with at least 1,000 residents. Source: Census ACS + FBI UCR.
18th
percentile, household income
19th
percentile, home value
39th
percentile, median rent
31st
percentile, safety
📝 How we sourced this
Population, income, and housing-cost figures come from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates (B-series tables). Crime data uses FBI UCR; climate uses NOAA Climate Normals; school counts come from NCES Common Core of Data; permits use the Census Building Permits Survey (BPS). See our methodology page for the full ETL pipeline and OMB / FIPS join keys.
Data Snapshot: Grants, NM
Grants is a small town in New Mexico, home to 9,106 residents per U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 estimates. Median household income here is $49,286 per year, in the lower quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 30.2%. Grants's housing stock carries a median value of $123,600, and the median resident age is 33.8 years. About 23.9% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 42.7% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
Crime here tracks close to the national norm: per-100,000 total crime stands at 2044.0 in FBI UCR data, near the national average (a voluntary reporting program, read this as reporting activity, not a definitive danger score). NOAA climate normals record an annual average temperature of 52.1°F with 9.7 inches of precipitation per year and 7.9 inches of snowfall.
Living costs in New Mexico run below the national norm: on BEA's 100-equals-national-average cost index, New Mexico scores 92.2 (Below Average), per the 2024 Regional Price Parities release. A typical two-bedroom carries a HUD Fair Market Rent of $1,129 per month statewide. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in New Mexico run around $167, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. The average commute for Grants workers runs 13.1 minutes, with 69.7% driving alone and 9.5% working from home. On FEMA's National Risk Index, this area rates 58.9 out of 100 for natural-hazard exposure (Moderate).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of Grants's data
How this reading path is ordered
This is not a composite city score. It is a city-specific route through the available public records, ordered for this profile so the page starts with questions the joined data can actually answer. The route here runs from comparison shortlist to reported crime to population change to schools and households to housing and income to climate and hazard context to within-city variation to work and mobility; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For Grants, city-specific coverage includes within-city Census tract profiles, matched public-school count, commute-mode shares, FBI reported-crime rates, annual population history.
No matched row is reported here for local building permits; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
1. Comparison shortlist
Which cities make useful reference points for Grants?
Use the in-state set to hold state policy and broad price conditions more nearly constant. Use the nationwide size set to ask whether cities with a similar resident count produce different housing, income, or commute outcomes. The income set is a third lens, deliberately separate from population matching. The nationwide peer panel below adds a fourth FBI UCR reporting-rate lens, not personal risk.
Within New Mexico, the closest population matches are Bernalillo (9,068 residents, $61,624 income); Anthony (8,701 residents, $33,141 income); Silver City (9,574 residents, $39,025 income). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Bogota, NJ (9,110 residents); Cresskill, NJ (9,101 residents); Sunset Hills, MO (9,113 residents). A third, income-matched reference set of 6 out-of-state cities sits in the income neighbourhood chart near the Place Dossier plate. These are mechanical peer sets, not claims that the places share a labor market, climate, culture, or metro context.
What can the FBI record say about safety in Grants?
The joined FBI UCR record reports 2044.0 violent and property crimes per 100,000 residents, below the 2280.5 national reference used here. The difference is 10% lower in arithmetic terms, but agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies.
Treat this as a reporting-rate comparison, not a prediction of personal risk or a neighborhood-level safety grade. Tourism, daytime population, reporting practices, and variation inside the city are not adjusted away. The state rank and same-state peer table are the narrower comparisons available on this page.
Census PEP estimates show the population declined by -82 residents from 2020 to 2025, a -0.9% change. No comparable local building-permit series is available here, so population change should not be read as a housing-supply measure. PEP and ACS are different Census series, so the trend is kept separate from the headline ACS population.
The recent population line is broadly flat. That makes the composition of change more important than the headline count: housing turnover, household size, and age structure can shift even when the total barely moves.
That layer breaks the citywide income, rent, and home-value medians into smaller Census geographies, which can reveal differences that one municipal median necessarily hides. A tract is a statistical area, not a locally defined neighborhood or a promise about conditions on a particular block. Start with the city profile for the broad comparison, then use the tract layer to test whether the same housing and income pattern is consistent across the city. Large within-city spreads are a reason to avoid treating any citywide median as a universal resident experience.
These joined records add useful context, but they do not need another full-size panel. Each remains a separate measure with its own geography and source boundary.
Schools and households
What does the education layer cover for Grants?
The city has a broader matched school footprint, but count alone does not describe performance, capacity, program availability, or attendance boundaries. This profile deliberately avoids converting it into an unsupported family-friendliness score.
The NCES join finds 7 public schools within the city match. 23.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher in the ACS estimate. These measures answer different questions: the school count describes local institutions, while adult attainment describes residents and cannot be used as a school-quality rating.
Poverty estimate
30.2%
Bachelor's degree+
23.9%
Matched public schools
7
NCES Common Core of Data school locations plus Census ACS resident characteristics.
How far does income reach against housing in Grants?
This is a citywide price-to-income reference, not a mortgage-affordability test; it does not include interest rates, taxes, insurance, household size, or an individual buyer's down payment. Income and home value move within the same broad scale here. The useful next check is not a generic affordability label, but whether similar-size cities offer a materially different income, housing, or commute trade-off.
The home-value-to-income reference sits in a middle range: the ACS median home value is 2.5 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 30.2%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
Value / income
2.5×
Home value
$123,600
Household income
$49,286
City-level Census ACS 2023 medians. The ratio divides two separate medians and is descriptive only.
The two sources should not be blended into one comfort or safety score. Use the climate values for baseline conditions and the risk index as a prompt to inspect specific hazards, insurance, and local emergency guidance for a particular address.
NOAA normals put the annual mean temperature at 52.1°F, with 9.7 inches of precipitation and 7.9 inches of annual snowfall. FEMA's state-averaged National Risk Index score for New Mexico is 58.9 out of 100. Climate normals describe long-run weather; the FEMA score on PlainCities is a state average of county NRI inputs and combines hazards, exposure, vulnerability, and resilience.
FEMA risk index (state avg)
58.9
Annual precipitation
9.7 in
Mean temperature
52.1°F
NOAA Climate Normals and FEMA National Risk Index (state-averaged on PlainCities). Hazard context is not address-level.
What does the journey to work look like in Grants?
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 69.7%. The reported mean trip to work is 13.1 minutes.
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. No single mode completely explains the work trip here. The mix is more useful than a one-number commute grade, especially when comparing places where transit, walking, and remote work divide the non-driving share differently.
Drive alone
69.7%
Work from home
9.5%
Public transit
0.0%
City-level Census ACS commuting estimates covering 2,908 workers age 16+.
Low income · poverty 30.2% (Highest-decile poverty)
Cost of Living Index (state)
92.2 (US=100)
Affordable · BEA RPP 2024, New Mexico average
F
City profile score · Grants, NM
31/100
5 published dimensions · ACS/FBI 2023
Comparative score against U.S. cities with population of 1,000 or more on Census ACS medians
(income, poverty, bachelor's share, cost of living) and FBI UCR violent-crime rates when
published. Higher means a stronger standing on those published figures, not a livability
rating, not a recommendation to move, buy, or pick a "best" city. Missing inputs drop out
and redistribute weight.
How it is calculated.
Cost of living B+
92.2 index
BEA state Regional Price Parities index (100 ≈ national average); lower is stronger on this axis. Same value for every city in the state.
Bachelor's+ share D
23.9%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Violent crime F
424 /100k
FBI UCR violent offenses per 100,000 residents; lower is stronger on this axis.
Household income F
$49,286
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
Poverty rate F
30.2%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Grants profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Cost of living: 77/100 (B+) · 92.2 index
Bachelor's+ share: 46/100 (D) · 23.9%
Violent crime: 21/100 (F) · 424 /100k
Household income: 19/100 (F) · $49,286
Poverty rate: 0/100 (F) · 30.2%
Where Grants sits on home value vs crime among peer cities
Grants's median home value and FBI crime rate plotted with similar-size and
same-state peers (padded with large cities when the peer set is thin). The second
read: pricey does not always mean safer, check which quadrant this city lands in.
Census ACS median home value vs FBI UCR crime rate - Grants highlighted among 27 peers.Read the chart values
Grants, NM (this city): home $123,600, crime 2,044/100k
Bogota, NJ : home $443,400, crime 504/100k
Sunset Hills, MO : home $522,300, crime 1,301/100k
Absecon, NJ : home $237,600, crime 2,365/100k
Bernalillo, NM : home $237,100, crime 1,794/100k
Anthony, NM : home $110,800, crime 321/100k
Corrales, NM : home $549,700, crime 624/100k
New York, NY : home $751,700, crime 3,039/100k
Los Angeles, CA : home $879,500, crime 2,212/100k
Chicago, IL : home $315,200, crime 4,012/100k
Houston, TX : home $253,400, crime 5,442/100k
Phoenix, AZ : home $381,900, crime 3,125/100k
Philadelphia, PA : home $232,400, crime 5,457/100k
San Antonio, TX : home $219,700, crime 5,218/100k
San Diego, CA : home $848,500, crime 2,082/100k
Dallas, TX : home $295,300, crime 4,010/100k
San Jose, CA : home $1,187,800, crime 3,195/100k
Austin, TX : home $512,700, crime 3,709/100k
Fort Worth, TX : home $277,300, crime 3,158/100k
Columbus, OH : home $234,500, crime 3,088/100k
Indianapolis, IN : home $207,000, crime 4,214/100k
San Francisco, CA : home $1,380,500, crime 4,526/100k
Seattle, WA : home $912,100, crime 5,783/100k
Denver, CO : home $586,700, crime 5,755/100k
Oklahoma City, OK : home $215,100, crime 3,570/100k
El Paso, TX : home $171,700, crime 1,772/100k
Washington, DC : home $724,600, crime 4,514/100k
How does Grants compare to other US cities?
Grants measured against every US city with 1,000+ residents, computed live from the same Census and FBI data shown throughout this page.
Household income18% higher than other cities
Home value19% pricier than other cities
Median rent39% pricier than other cities
Safety31% safer than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
Zoom in to just New Mexico and the picture shifts: Grants ranks #22 of 42 New Mexico cities by lowest crime rate, a different read than the national percentile above.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares Grants against every qualifying US city; each in-state rank narrows that to New Mexico only. Full formula and direction notes: methodology.
New Mexico-relative analysis
Median Gross Rent places Grants near the bottom of New Mexico's cities
Among the 409 New Mexico cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, Grants ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares Grants only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#199 of 324
39th percentile in New Mexico
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 409
0th percentile in New Mexico
Median Home Value
#223 of 324
31st percentile in New Mexico
Poverty Rate
#83 of 408
80th percentile in New Mexico
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#143 of 409
65th percentile in New Mexico
How in-state ranks are ordered
Ranked by raw value (highest first); a higher rank is not automatically "better" for every measure, see each metric's own context above. This is a comparison within New Mexico only, not a livability score. See the methodology for the source and calculation.
Gauge source note
18th percentile nationally for median household income · 31st percentile for safety (lower crime rate). Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
Grants's profile vs. every US city
Income, affordability, and safety percentile
Grants's percentile rank on 3 favorable-direction measures (income, affordability, safety) vs. every tracked US city -- higher on every axis is more favorable. Not a composite quality score, just the arithmetic mean of the axes shown.
How Grants's home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$123,600Among the most affordablemore affordable than 81% of 15,600 US cities
Show national distribution
Each bar is a $25K-wide band; taller bars hold more US cities. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates · 2023
Grants's home-value-to-income ratio: 2.5×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
affordable
< 3.0×
National rank
#4,031 of 15,516
More affordable than 74% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#3,629 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 2.5×, Grants sits in the affordable band:
national rank #4,031 of 15,516 and #3,629 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
The multiple is comparatively compact among tracked cities, but a low ratio can still coexist with slow demand or household-level hardship.
How this ratio is calculated
Ratio = Census ACS 2023 median home value ÷ median household income for cities with both fields and population ≥ 1,000.
Rank 1 = lowest ratio (most compact). Bands match the fleet affordability thresholds used on guides (<3.0 / 3.0–5.0 / >5.0).
This is not a mortgage payment estimate and does not include rates, taxes, insurance, or down payment.
Income distribution context
$49,286Grants, NM median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context Grants, NM median household income (Census ACS 5-year) with U.S. national quintile shares for context. Diagonal = equality; the curve is national, not computed for Grants, NM.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)23.9%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)30.2%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)42.7%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
9,106
Median Income
$49,286
Median Home Value
$123,600
Median Age
33.8
Poverty Rate
30.2%
Labor force participation
42.7%
Bachelor's Degree+
23.9%
Safety & Crime
Total Crime Rate
2044.0
per 100,000 residents
Violent Crime
424.4
per 100,000 residents
Property Crime
1619.6
per 100,000 residents
Crime reporting caveat
Reflects incidents reported to the FBI's Uniform Crime Reporting program — agency participation is voluntary and reporting completeness varies by jurisdiction and year, so this reflects reporting activity, not a definitive danger score. Not adjusted for tourism, commuter, or daytime population.
Climate
Avg Temperature
52.1°F
Annual Precipitation
9.7"
Annual Snowfall
7.9"
Schools
Total Schools
7
Public schools in this city
Population Change
PEP vintage
Annual U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program (PEP) estimates, 2020–2025
Grants's Census PEP population estimates, 2020–2025.Read the chart as text
Period
Population
2020
9,015 residents
2021
9,032 residents
2022
8,933 residents
2023
8,934 residents
2024
8,922 residents
2025
8,933 residents
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
13.1 minutes
Drive Alone
69.7%
Carpool
10.5%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
6.6%
Work from Home
9.5%
Other
3.7%
Based on 2,908 workers 16 and over.
Monthly Utility Costs
New Mexico statewide monthly utility average (EIA 2023): $167
EIA 2023 residential energy data puts average monthly utilities across New Mexico at $167 (electricity about $85 , water and sewer about $42 ).
These are New Mexico statewide averages, not a meter reading for Grants. Actual bills vary by home size, usage, and local rates. Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023.
Living Costs & Risk
New Mexico's BEA cost-of-living index is 92.2 (Below Average; US average = 100, RPP 2024). HUD Fair Market Rent for a typical two-bedroom in the county around Grants is $1,129/mo. FEMA's National Risk Index, averaged to New Mexico statewide on PlainCities, rates natural-hazard exposure at 58.9 / 100 (Moderate).
Cost/risk geography note
Cost of living is a New Mexico statewide BEA average; rent is a county-level HUD Fair Market Rent for the county Grants sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How Grants compares to similar-size New Mexico cities
Same-state peer method
Closest same-state population matches, not geographic neighbors. Population + median household income come from Census Bureau ACS 5-year B01001 and B19013.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year 2023, FBI UCR, NOAA Climate Normals, NCES CCD, Census ACS B08301/B08136, U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) 2023, BEA Regional Price Parities 2024, HUD Fair Market Rents 2026, FEMA National Risk Index.