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Cloudcroft, NM vs Ruidoso, NM

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Highlights
- Household income in Ruidoso, is 31% more than it is in Cloudcroft and is 52% below the National Average.
- Cloudcroft unemployment rate is 7.4%.
- Ruidoso unemployment rate is 8.8%.

Economy
 Cloudcroft, NMRuidoso, NMUnited States
 Unemployment Rate7.4%8.8%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth0.3%2.1%1.6%
 Future Job Growth22.7%28.0%33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.3%5.5%6.2%
 Income Taxes4.9%4.9%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$30,723$28,359$37,638
 Household Income$34,627$45,414$69,021
 Family Median Income$74,375$55,174$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Cloudcroft, NMRuidoso, NMUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K13.0%12.1%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K2.5%8.8%3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K15.2%12.3%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K26.3%14.3%8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K4.4%7.5%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K6.3%7.7%7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K4.1%8.9%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K11.1%11.0%12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K5.7%12.7%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K2.8%2.2%7.8%
 Income greater than 200K8.5%2.5%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Cloudcroft, NMRuidoso, NMUnited States
 Management, business, finance2.8%14.8%16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science5.3%2.5%6.5%
 Community, social services0.0%1.9%1.8%
 Legal4.1%2.1%1.2%
 Education, library11.0%4.5%6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment0.0%0.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology4.9%9.3%6.2%
 Healthcare support0.0%3.7%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement0.0%3.0%2.1%
 Food preparation, serving1.6%9.6%5.4%
 Building maintenance8.5%3.2%3.6%
 Personal care0.0%1.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support10.6%24.5%20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry0.0%0.0%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair37.0%11.2%8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving14.2%8.5%13.1%

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Reviews for Cloudcroft    4 Reviews

Escaped the Heat of Texas 4 years ago with the NO AC NEEDED summers in the cool pines at 9000 feet. I worked in Houston for 2 decades with the WORST climate, HUMIDITY  More

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Over 10 years ago

I've lived in California, Mexico, Spain, Miami ,Fl and in a couple cities in New Mexico and now I've lived in Cloudcroft, NM for almost one year now. It is a quant  More

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9,000 feet above sea level nestled in the Sacramento Mountains lies beautiful Cloudcroft, NM. Like any small town everyone knows everything about you. Cloudcroft boasts  More

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Reviews for Ruidoso    12 Reviews

Over 2 years ago

Best place in NM to live , unless you like crowds, traffic, crime, and concrete. Plenty of jobs and min wage is now close to $12/hr. Housing is a little pricey but  More

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Over 2 years ago

I love Ruidoso, or "noisy river". I have always visited but now i live here. Was my first choice if I ever moved. I am so glad I left El Paso, was getting way to big  More

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I’ve lived in this town for nine years and loved it. The weather is by far the best thing about this town. Just don’t be a “rude Texan,“ and you will be fine. Try not to  More

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88317
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88345 88312 88338 88355

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