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About Rio Communities
City in New Mexico, United StatesRio Communities is a city in Valencia County, New Mexico, United States. Prior to its incorporation on May 16, 2013, it was a census-designated place (CDP). As of the 2020 census, Rio Communities had a population of 4,926. Rio Communities was developed by the Horizon Corporation, who sold undeveloped land. The Federal Trade Commission eventually ordered Horizon to pay money to the buyers due to false and misleading ads.
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Housing in Rio Communities
The typical Rio Communities home is worth about $271,000, up 2.5% in a year, 15% below the New Mexico typical home.
Health in Rio Communities
Health Grade C+
Healthier than 37% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 82% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with New Mexico
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 22 are too close to call.
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Schools in Rio Communities
All Rio Communities schools →School Grade B-
The public schools Rio Communities’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 51% 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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