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Rio Rancho, NM vs Petaluma, CA

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- Petaluma is 0% more densely populated than Rio Rancho.
- People are 1.1% less likely to be married in Petaluma.
- The Median Age is 4.1 years older in Petaluma.
 Rio Rancho, NMPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Population  Unlock60,050329,725,481
 Female Population51.1%  Unlock50.5%
 Male Population49.0%  Unlock49.5%
 Median Age  Unlock42.838.4
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 Population - 201087,982  Unlock309,327,143
 Population - 2000  Unlock54,548285,036,114
 Population - 199032,721  Unlock251,960,433
 Pop. 2000 to Now  Unlock11.2%15.6%
 Pop. 1990 to Now205.3%  Unlock30.8%
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 Population Density  Unlock4,175.493.4
 Land Area103.4  Unlock3,531,905.4
 Water Area  Unlock0.1264,836.8
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 Est. Total Population By Age
 Rio Rancho, NMPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Age 0 to 45.6%  Unlock5.9%
 Age 5 to 9  Unlock5.5%6.1%
 Age 10 to 148.1%  Unlock6.6%
 Age 15 to 17  Unlock4.0%3.9%
 Age 18 to 203.5%  Unlock4.0%
 Age 21 to 24  Unlock3.0%5.2%
 Age 25 to 3412.8%  Unlock13.8%
 Age 35 to 44  Unlock13.7%12.9%
 Age 45 to 5412.4%  Unlock12.6%
 Age 55 to 59  Unlock7.4%6.7%
 Age 60 to 647.2%  Unlock6.3%
 Age 65 to 74  Unlock11.1%9.6%
 Age 75 to 844.0%  Unlock4.5%
 Age 85 and over  Unlock2.6%1.9%
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 Race
 Rio Rancho, NMPetaluma, CAUnited States
 White46.5%  Unlock59.4%
 Black  Unlock1.3%12.2%
 Asian1.5%  Unlock5.6%
 Native American  Unlock0.2%0.6%
 Hawaiian, Pacific Islander0.1%  Unlock0.2%
 Other  Unlock0.2%0.4%
 Two or More Races2.9%  Unlock3.2%
 Hispanic  Unlock21.6%18.4%
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 Marriage & Family
 Rio Rancho, NMPetaluma, CAUnited States
 Married Population54.0%  Unlock49.8%
     Currently Married  Unlock51.8%48.0%
 Married but Separated1.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Single Population  Unlock46.6%50.2%
 Never Married28.8%  Unlock33.8%
 Divorced  Unlock11.6%10.8%
 Widowed4.8%  Unlock5.6%
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 Household Size  Unlock2.612.60
 Households37,307  Unlock124,010,992
 Family Households  Unlock15,05980,755,759
     Married couple, w/children30.4%  Unlock30.5%
     Married couple, no children  Unlock45.5%42.9%
 Non Family Households9,933  Unlock43,255,233
     Single householder, w/children  Unlock11.6%15.8%
     Single householder, no children9.5%  Unlock10.8%
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 Petaluma    16 Reviews

I agree with the low star reviews. Been here for 25 years, raised a family and seen everything turn to the left and worse. Weather is glorious, love the old Victorians  More

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We’ve lived here for 3 years and we love it. It has taken some time to grow on us. We moved from SF where we had lived over 15 years, we were not used to one year leases  More

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I’ve lived here a couple of years (after living in others parts of the Bay Area for 15+ years) and I love it! Great neighborhoods, friendly folks, good schools with  More

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