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Rio Rancho Estates
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Total population
1,571
Demographic figures from US Census Bureau · ACS 5-year estimates. Overview below cites Wikipedia and may reference a different year.
City facts
Overview
As a census-designated community in New Mexico, United States, Rio Rancho Estates occupies its own corner of the country. The population stands at approximately 1,571. Its coordinates of 35.300°, -106.798° place it in the warm-temperate zone of the northern hemisphere. Its latitude implies a climate characterised by warm summers and cool winters. It covers roughly 177 km² of land area. Solar-resource estimates put the area at about 2,017 kWh/m² of solar irradiance per year with sunshine for roughly 79% of daylight hours. Resident density is around 9 per km², indicating thinly distributed across its territory. Read on for charts and tables covering demographics, climate, hazards, schools, wildlife and other open-data indicators for Rio Rancho Estates.
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History & geography
Demographics & economy
Geography
Coordinates & boundaries from the US Census TIGER/Line shapefiles.
Climate
Air quality
Industrial & pollution facilities
Natural hazard risk
Health (adults)
Age-adjusted prevalence estimates from CDC PLACES (latest release).
Walkability
Amenities nearby
Wildlife & biodiversity
Schools
Largest nearby schools
- CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · RIO RANCHO · 2,631 students · 18.3:1 ratio
- RIO RANCHO HIGHHigh · RIO RANCHO · 2,573 students · 17.5:1 ratio
- RIO RANCHO MIDDLE SCHOOLMiddle · RIO RANCHO · 1,143 students · 16.3:1 ratio
- LINCOLN MIDDLEMiddle · RIO RANCHO · 823 students · 15:1 ratio
- EAGLE RIDGE MIDDLEMiddle · RIO RANCHO · 823 students · 14.7:1 ratio
- ERNEST STAPLETON ELEMENTARYElementary · RIO RANCHO · 815 students · 15.7:1 ratio
- ENCHANTED HILLS ELEMENTARYElementary · RIO RANCHO · 723 students · 15.1:1 ratio
- CIELO AZUL ELEMENTARYElementary · RIO RANCHO · 698 students · 14.2:1 ratio
Public K–12 schools within ~10 mi from Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES Common Core of Data, 2022).
Earthquake history
Photos
Sights & places nearby
Notable people from here
Geography & sun
Elevation, sunrise/sunset and daylight from Open-Meteo. Solar climatology from NASA POWER.
Nearby airports
Public attention
Pageview totals from the Wikimedia Pageviews API.
Books about this place
Recent natural events nearby
- Wildfire WHISKEY, Torrance, New MexicoWildfires · 2026-08-21 · 48 mi
- Wildfire Frijoles, Santa Fe, New MexicoWildfires · 2026-08-05 · 68 mi
- Wildfire Rio Blanco, Archuleta, ColoradoWildfires · 2026-07-28 · 126 mi
- Wildfire Rayado Mesa, Colfax, New MexicoWildfires · 2026-07-27 · 130 mi
- Wildfire 4V, San Miguel, New MexicoWildfires · 2026-08-29 · 142 mi
- Wildfire Swiss Roll, Archuleta, ColoradoWildfires · 2026-08-20 · 144 mi
- Wildfire LAUGHLIN, Colfax, New MexicoWildfires · 2026-08-25 · 156 mi
- Wildfire Fowl, Harding, New MexicoWildfires · 2026-09-02 · 171 mi
Wildfires, storms and other events from NASA EONET (last 12 months, within 250 mi).
Ground air-quality sensors
Recently spotted species
Nearest stream gauge
Events
Gallery
Sources
- • Wikidata
- • NCES via Urban Institute Education Data Portal
- • CDC PLACES
- • Open-Meteo / sunrise-sunset.org
- • Wikipedia Pageviews API
- • NASA EONET