Ruidoso
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Outdoors in Ruidoso
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1930
Leaning Pine Cabin, 1930
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About Ruidoso
City in New Mexico, United StatesRuidoso (Spanish for "noisy") is a village in Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States, adjacent to the Lincoln National Forest. The population was 7,679 at the 2020 census. The city of Ruidoso Downs and the unincorporated area of Alto are suburbs of Ruidoso, and contribute to the Ruidoso Micropolitan Statistical Area's population of 21,223. A mountain resort town, Ruidoso lies in the Sierra Blanca mountain range of south-central New Mexico, where it merges with the Sacramento Mountains to the south. Ruidoso is a resort community close to the slopes of Ski Apache, the Mescalero Apache Tribe-owned ski resort on Sierra Blanca, an almost 12,000-foot (3,700 m) mountain. The tribe also operates…
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How Ruidoso ranks
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Housing in Ruidoso
The typical Ruidoso home is worth about $320,000, down 3.9% in a year, close to the New Mexico typical home.
A buyer's market
Work & commute in Ruidoso
Full picture →46% of Ruidoso’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Albuquerque (9%), Ruidoso Downs (6%) and Roswell (4%). Half commute less than 4 miles.
Health in Ruidoso
Health Grade B−
Healthier than 48% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 84% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with New Mexico
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 18 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Ruidoso
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 89% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Ruidoso
Full climate →Ruidoso has chilly winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 82°, a January night drops to 22°, and about 26 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Ruidoso
All Ruidoso schools →School Grade B-
The public schools Ruidoso’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.
Colleges in Ruidoso
Colleges →of Ruidoso’s residents are enrolled in college. Eastern New Mexico University Ruidoso Branch Community College has about 491 students on campus.
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