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Rio Rancho, NM vs Bernalillo, NM

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Highlights
- Job Growth in Bernalillo has been positive.
- Bernalillo has 0.4% more unemployment than Rio Rancho.
- Bernalillo job growth has increased by 9.1% in the past 10 years.
 Rio Rancho, NMBernalillo, NMUnited States
 Current Unemployment  Unlock8.0%6.0%
 Future Job Growth37.9%  Unlock33.5%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock-5.5%-6.2%
 3 Yr. Job Growth-0.7%  Unlock-3.6%
 5 Yr. Job Growth  Unlock4.0%-0.7%
 10 Yr. Job Growth10.9%  Unlock6.3%
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 5 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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Reviews for Bernalillo    1 Reviews

Over 19 years ago

Really looking forward to the new RailRunner light rail that is soon to be running between Bernalillo and Los Lunas (soon after to extend from Santa Fe to Belen). Only  More

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