Housing in North Albuquerque at a glance
- Population
- 63,524
- Housing units
- about 31,512
- Median value, owner-occupied homes
- $387,000Albuquerque: $291,500 (+33%)
- Median gross rent
- $1,290 a monthAlbuquerque: $1,145 (+13%)
- Owner-occupied homes
- 63%Albuquerque: 61.8%
- Homes built before 1980
- 44%
- Median year built
- 1982
North Albuquerque is where Albuquerque's home values peak. Owners estimate $387,000, a gap of 33% over the $291,500 for the whole city, and no neighbour comes close. Foothills trails with $313,000. Near Heights follows with $291,000. Mid Heights comes last of the three with $258,000. Renters pay $1,290, ranking third of ten, with a premium of 13%. Home age is middling: 44% of the stock is older than 1980, and the median dwelling went up in 1982. The sector counts 18,915 households that own and 11,124 that rent, so 63% are owners, 1.2 points above the city, and 31,512 housing units overall. It lies north-east of the population centre. Rents at Foothills run $1,240, and Near Heights charges $900.
Questions about North Albuquerque
What is the median home value in North Albuquerque, Albuquerque?
$387,000 for owner-occupied homes, against $291,500 for Albuquerque as a whole (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary). It is the owners' own estimate of their home's value, not a sale price.
What is the median rent in North Albuquerque?
$1,290 a month in gross rent (rent plus utilities paid by the renter), against $1,145 in Albuquerque (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Do most people in North Albuquerque own or rent?
Most own: 63% of occupied homes are owner-occupied, against 61.8% in Albuquerque (Payotte estimate from Census ACS 2020-2024 5-year data for the census tracts within the official boundary).
Data and method
Data as of: American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, U.S. Census Bureau (retrieved 2026-11-02).
Estimate from the 15 census tracts whose internal point lies within the official boundary: counts are summed, and each median is recomputed from the summed value, rent and year-built brackets (grouped median, linear interpolation). The gap with the city is measured with the same method on the whole city. Boundaries used: City of Albuquerque GIS (AGIS), Community Planning Areas (consulted 2026-11-02).
North Albuquerque is one of the 10 most populous community planning areas (of 12) of Albuquerque: population 63,524 (CPADemographicData2018, table G00013_Population_2018 (City of Albuquerque AGIS Division / Planning Department; sources AGIS, MRCOG, US Census Bureau)).
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 5-year estimates, tables B01003, B25001, B25003, B25034, B25063, B25064, B25075, B25077; U.S. Census Bureau, 2024 Gazetteer files (census tract internal points). City figures: the same survey, published for Albuquerque as a whole. Home values are owners' estimates, not sale prices.
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