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About Belen
City in New Mexico, United StatesBelén (; Spanish: Belén) is the second most populated city in Valencia County, New Mexico, the United States, after its county seat, Los Lunas. The population was 7,360 as of the 2020 Census. Belén is Spanish for Bethlehem. It gained the nickname "Hub City" after the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway completed a line through it in 1907. The city is geographically near the center of New Mexico, and is a significant transportation hub that includes access to rails, Interstate Highway 25, and air at Valencia County's only public airport. Belén is at the southern end of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area. The city is located 35 miles south of Albuquerque.
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Housing in Belen
The typical Belen home is worth about $272,000, up 2.6% in a year, 14% below the New Mexico typical home.
Safety in Belen
Safety Grade D-
Belen reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 98% report less.
Health in Belen
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of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 17 are too close to call.
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Schools in Belen
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The public schools Belen’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 52% of New Mexico’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NM. Ratings are from neighbors.
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