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Place dossier plate
SheetNM-LA-MADERA-CDP-SANDOVAL-COUNTY-NM · La Madera CDP (Sandoval County), NM 459 pop · income 95th pct
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 La Madera CDP (Sandoval County)
Lowest/highest poles plus peers nearest La Madera CDP (Sandoval County) on median household income. Full ladder: /browse and /rankings.
median HH income
Pinehill · lowest
32,167
Pinehill · lowest
32,167 median HH income
20.4% of the leader · rank #1
Fort Valley · near
157,778
Fort Valley · near
157,778 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #2
Metuchen · near
157,779
Metuchen · near
157,779 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #3
West Springfi… · near
157,800
West Springfi… · near
157,800 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #4
La Madera CDP… · this city
157,813
La Madera CDP… · this city
157,813 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #5
Garden Ridge · highest
157,824
Garden Ridge · highest
157,824 median HH income
100.0% of the leader · rank #6
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
Out-of-state nearest neighbors for La Madera CDP (Sandoval County) on ACS population and median household income
. 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: 459.
Nationally, La Madera CDP (Sandoval County) sits in the 95th percentile for household income among US cities with a population of 1,000 or more. Source: Census ACS.
95th
percentile, household income
94th
percentile, home value
39th
percentile, median rent
📝 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: La Madera CDP (Sandoval County), NM
New Mexico's La Madera CDP (Sandoval County) is a small town, with 459 residents per the latest Census Bureau ACS figures. Households in La Madera CDP (Sandoval County) report a median income of $157,813 per year, placing it in the top quartile of U.S. cities for household income, with a poverty rate of 17.4%. Typical homes in La Madera CDP (Sandoval County) are valued around $765,000, and the median resident age is 63.3 years. About 88.7% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, while 25.9% of working-age residents are in the labor force.
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. Statewide, HUD pegs Fair Market Rent for a two-bedroom unit at $1,129 monthly. Statewide, average monthly utility bills in New Mexico run around $167, per EIA 2023 residential energy data. Commute times here average 31.1 minutes, with 79.0% driving alone and 21.0% working from home, per Census ACS commuting data. FEMA's National Risk Index rates natural-hazard exposure at 58.9 out of 100 (Moderate).
A decision-led reading path
Useful questions to ask of La Madera CDP (Sandoval County)'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 work and mobility to housing and income; another city can have a different sequence or fewer supported layers because the source joins are not uniform.
For La Madera CDP (Sandoval County), city-specific coverage includes commute-mode shares.
No matched row is reported here for matched public-school count, annual population history, local building permits, FBI reported-crime rates, within-city Census tract profiles; the page leaves those layers out instead of substituting a statewide or national value.
Question 1
Which cities make useful reference points for La Madera CDP (Sandoval County)?
Within New Mexico, the closest population matches are Ramah (458 residents, $111,462 income); Red River (456 residents); Canova (454 residents). Outside the state, the closest population matches in this dataset are Bangor, CA (459 residents); Westcliffe, CO (459 residents); Kimmell, IN (459 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.
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.
What does the journey to work look like in La Madera CDP (Sandoval County)?
Mode share answers how workers usually travel; it does not measure congestion, reliability, distance to a particular job, or the quality of transit service. Remote work has a visible role in the local pattern. That can reduce commute exposure for some workers, but it says nothing about job availability or broadband quality; read it alongside income and housing rather than as a stand-alone lifestyle score.
Driving alone is the largest reported mode at 79.0%. The reported mean trip to work is 31.1 minutes.
How far does income reach against housing in La Madera CDP (Sandoval County)?
The home-value-to-income reference is comparatively stretched: the ACS median home value is 4.8 times median household income. The ACS poverty estimate is 17.4%, which keeps the citywide median from describing every household.
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. Housing value is high relative to the citywide income median. That flags a question for comparison, not a verdict: tenure, household composition, financing costs, and the age of the ACS estimate can all change what a resident actually pays.
City profile score · La Madera CDP (Sandoval County), NM
73/100
4 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.
Bachelor's+ share A+
88.7%
Adults with a bachelor's degree or higher; ACS.
Household income A+
$157,813
Median household income vs U.S. cities (pop ≥1,000); ACS.
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.
Poverty rate F
17.4%
Share of residents below the poverty line; lower scores better on this axis.
Violent crime N/A
N/A
No FBI UCR violent-crime rate for this place (coverage is incomplete).
La Madera CDP (Sandoval County) profile (scored ACS/FBI dimensions)Read the chart values
Bachelor's+ share: 100/100 (A+) · 88.7%
Household income: 98/100 (A+) · $157,813
Cost of living: 77/100 (B+) · 92.2 index
Poverty rate: 18/100 (F) · 17.4%
How does La Madera CDP (Sandoval County) compare to other US cities?
Where La Madera CDP (Sandoval County) sits among all US cities (population 1,000+) on each measure, computed live from Census and FBI data.
Household income95% higher than other cities
Home value94% pricier than other cities
Median rent39% pricier than other cities
"Safer than" reflects total crime rate from FBI UCR; the others use Census ACS estimates.
How we calculate these percentiles & ranks
Each percentile compares La Madera CDP (Sandoval County) 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 La Madera CDP (Sandoval County) near the bottom of New Mexico's cities
Among the 409 New Mexico cities PlainCities tracks with reported median gross rent data, La Madera CDP (Sandoval County) ranks #1 - the 0th percentile within the state. This is a different, narrower cut than the nationwide percentiles above: it compares La Madera CDP (Sandoval County) only against its own state's cities, not the full US field.
Median Household Income
#13 of 324
96th percentile in New Mexico
Median Gross Rent
#1 of 409
0th percentile in New Mexico
Median Home Value
#13 of 324
96th percentile in New Mexico
Poverty Rate
#164 of 408
60th percentile in New Mexico
Bachelor's Degree or Higher
#3 of 409
99th 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
95th percentile nationally for median household income. Source: Census ACS 2023 / FBI UCR 2023.
How La Madera CDP (Sandoval County)'s home value compares nationally
Median home value vs. every US city (population 1,000+)
$765,0006th percentilemore affordable than 6% 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
La Madera CDP (Sandoval County)'s home-value-to-income ratio: 4.8×
ACS median home value divided by median household income.
Band
moderate
3.0–5.0×
National rank
#12,625 of 15,516
More affordable than 19% of tracked cities (pop. 1,000+)
Size class
#9,596 of 11,323
Micro cities (under 10,000)
At 4.8×, La Madera CDP (Sandoval County) sits in the moderate band:
national rank #12,625 of 15,516 and #9,596 of 11,323micro cities (under 10,000).
Income and home value move in the same broad scale; check same-state peers before treating the multiple as an advantage or a warning.
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
$157,813La Madera CDP (Sandoval County), NM median household income (Census ACS)
Show U.S. national quintile / Lorenz context La Madera CDP (Sandoval County), 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 La Madera CDP (Sandoval County), NM.
Key socioeconomic indicators
Bachelor's degree or higher (adults 25+)88.7%
Census ACS S1501, educational attainment
Poverty rate (households below FPL)17.4%
Census ACS S1701, poverty status
Labor force participation (adults 16+)25.9%
Census ACS S2301, share of working-age residents in the labor force
Population
459
Median Income
$157,813
Median Home Value
$765,000
Median Age
63.3
Poverty Rate
17.4%
Labor force participation
25.9%
Bachelor's Degree+
88.7%
Commute Patterns
Commute source
How workers travel to work, Census ACS 2023
Average Commute Time
31.1 minutes
Drive Alone
79.0%
Carpool
0.0%
Public Transit
0.0%
Walk
0.0%
Work from Home
21.0%
Based on 119 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 La Madera CDP (Sandoval County). 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 La Madera CDP (Sandoval County) 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 La Madera CDP (Sandoval County) sits in; the FEMA hazard score shown here is a statewide average of county NRI inputs, not a parcel-level reading.
How La Madera CDP (Sandoval County) 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, 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.