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Village of Corrales

CorralesNM

A town of 8,555. A typical home worth about $700K.

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Population
8,555
+2% since 2010
Typical home
$700K
+2.5% in a year
Household income
$102K
median
Median age
57.8
years
Jobs based here
1,139
A commuter town

What makes Corrales stand out

The 3 things Corrales does most differently from other towns.

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A commuter town

93% of working residents leave Corrales for work

Where Corrales’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

56% → Albuquerque Albuquerque 56% 10% → Rio Rancho Rio Rancho 10% 5% → Kirtland AFB Kirtland AFB 5% 5% → Santa Fe Santa Fe 5% 2% → North Valley North Valley 2% 1% → Bernalillo Bernalillo 1% Corrales · 7% stay
1,139jobs based in Corrales
7%of working residents work in town
9 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

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Housing

A typical Corrales home is worth about $700K

The typical Corrales home is worth about $700,000, up 2.5% in a year, 120% above the New Mexico typical home.

$700KZillow home value

Typical home value

Corrales$700K
New Mexico$318K
+2.5%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Work & commute

Most working residents commute out of Corrales

Most working residents leave Corrales for work: only 7% work in town. The top destinations are Albuquerque (56%), Rio Rancho (10%) and Kirtland AFB (5%). Half commute less than 9 miles.

7%work in town

Where working residents work

In Corrales7%
Albuquerque56%
Rio Rancho10%
Kirtland AFB5%
Santa Fe5%
9 mi
median commute distance
1,139
jobs based in Corrales
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Outdoors

0.5% of Corrales is conserved land

52 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

#4for trails in NM
0.5%
conserved · 36 of 6,976 acres
52 mi
of trails · 4.8 per sq mi
#34
most walkable in NM
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Health

Healthier than 82% of U.S. towns

Corrales beats the New Mexico average on 18 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.

A−Health Grade
32 measures vs. New Mexico
18 better10 too close to call4 worse
What stands outCorralesNM
Fewer adults facing food insecurity8.7%20.9%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity7.1%16.5%
More adults who have had cancer12.1%7.4%
Lovelace Westside Hospital
3.6 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
93rd
percentile among NM towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Schools

Corrales’s public schools outperform 90% of New Mexico districts

The public schools Corrales’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 90% of New Mexico’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

ASchool Grade
SchoolGradesStudentsGrade
Corrales ElementaryK–7378D−
Cottonwood Montessori School PrivateK–664
Sandia View Academy Private9–1247
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NM on state tests and graduationAll 3 schools →
Safety

Less crime per resident than 78% of U.S. towns

Corrales reports less crime per resident than 78% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

A−Safety Grade

Violent crime per 1,000 residents

Corrales0.9
New Mexico6.5
U.S.3.3

Property crime per 1,000 residents

Corrales3.3
New Mexico23.5
U.S.15.5
78th
percentile among U.S. towns we grade
97th
percentile among NM towns
8
violent crimes reported in 2025
28
property crimes reported in 2025
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to policeFull safety report →
Climate

Four seasons, hot summers

Corrales has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 8 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

8″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter23–51°
Spring39–73°
Summer59–92°
Fall40–72°
Oct 17
typical first frost
Apr 25
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Natural hazards

Moderate risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 51% of U.S. communities.

51risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
51Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingEarthquakes
9
paid flood claims since 1980
4
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
El Camino Real - Byway Signage on the El Camino Real
1995 · El Camino Real - Byway Signage on the El Camino Real · Wikimedia Commons
Corrales’s story

Corrales in pictures

10 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

NMMap-doton-CorralesSandia SunsetThe old sign at Casa San Ysidro in
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About Corrales

Village in New Mexico, United States

Official town website ↗

Corrales is a village in southern Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. First farmed by Tiquex Pueblo people, chosen due to its proximity to the Rio Grande, as documented by Hispano farmers of Nuevo México in the late 1500s. Despite being a part of the Albuquerque metropolitan area, the village maintains its rural character, while also being surrounded by the cities of Albuquerque and Rio Rancho. As of the 2020 census, Corrales had a population of 8,493. The Rio Grande Bosque on the eastern edge of the village provides refuge for native animals and plants, and ancient Pueblo and Hispano acequias continue to be maintained by the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resourc…

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
8,493
Area
11 sq mi
Elevation
5,023 ft
ZIP code
87048
Area code
505

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