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Sierra Vista, AZ vs Rio Rancho, NM

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Highlights
- Household income in Rio Rancho, is 7% more than it is in Sierra Vista and is 2% above the National Average.
- Sierra Vista unemployment rate is 4.8%.
- Rio Rancho unemployment rate is 7.6%.

Economy
 Sierra Vista, AZRio Rancho, NMUnited States
 Unemployment Rate4.8%7.6%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth-0.9%3.4%1.6%
 Future Job Growth21.8%37.9%33.5%
 Sales Taxes8.1%7.7%6.2%
 Income Taxes3.4%4.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$34,651$31,797$37,638
 Household Income$66,129$70,615$69,021
 Family Median Income$84,029$78,611$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Sierra Vista, AZRio Rancho, NMUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K10.0%5.5%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K3.6%2.6%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K7.0%5.9%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.5%6.9%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K8.3%10.7%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.5%9.4%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K9.1%12.1%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K14.6%15.7%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K17.7%19.3%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K8.4%6.9%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K4.2%5.0%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Sierra Vista, AZRio Rancho, NMUnited States
 Management, business, finance12.6%14.7%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science10.1%6.7%6.5%
 Community, social services2.3%2.2%1.8%
 Legal0.9%1.6%1.2%
 Education, library7.1%6.3%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment1.2%1.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.5%7.2%6.2%
 Healthcare support3.1%2.9%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement7.0%3.3%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving6.4%4.8%5.4%
 Building maintenance4.1%1.9%3.6%
 Personal care3.4%2.0%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support20.1%27.1%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.2%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair7.6%9.6%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving6.4%8.5%13.1%

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Reviews for Sierra Vista    30 Reviews

I've lived in Sierra Vista for 22 months. It has positives and negatives. Bisbee, Tombstone, being close to Tucson, are positives. The views are beautiful. There's lots  More

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Over 2 years ago

Nice town, quite, huge military community and snowbirds in winter. If you want to live where you can not be mugged and have beautiful views for miles, this is the  More

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Over 2 years ago

I have lived in Sierra Vista 3 years and for 6 months, in the town north of S.V. sierra Vista lives up to its name with gorgeous mountains encircling you and sunrises  More

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Reviews for Rio Rancho    21 Reviews

I have lived in the area for the past three years with my husband. Although vastly better than Albuquerque, this is not a safe area. We have had overt and petty crime on  More

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The pros: -Fairly good year-round weather. Sunny days outnumber cloudy days, there are days when the temps fall below freezing and the sun will still be shining. It's  More

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Over 4 years ago

Affordable housing, low crime (compared to Albuquerque), awesome weather with all 4 seasons, beautiful environment and some pretty awesome people. I love Rio Rancho,  More

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ZIPS IN SIERRA VISTA, ARIZONA
85635 85613
ZIPS IN RIO RANCHO, NEW MEXICO
87124 87144

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