Rio Rancho, New Mexico

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The largest community within a 50 mile [80 km] radius is Albuquerque. It is located about 12 miles [19 km] to the south of Rio Rancho and has a population of 448,607 people.^<1>

The next largest community is Santa Fe. It is located about 49 miles [78 km] to the northeast of Rio Rancho and has a population of 62,203 people.

Other large communities in the area:

	Community	Direction	Distance<2>	2008 Population	Change Since 2000
	Belen	S	43 mi [69.2 km]	7,325	6.14% increase
	Bernalillo	E	8 mi [12.87 km]	9,237	39.72% increase
	Bosque Farms	S	29 mi [46.67 km]	4,060	3.28% increase
	Corrales	SE	5 mi [8.05 km]	7,787	6.18% increase
	Edgewood	SE	34 mi [54.7 km]	2,742	44.85% increase
	Jemez Springs	N	33 mi [53.1 km]	439	17.07% increase
	Los Lunas	S	33 mi [53.1 km]	14,153	41.05% increase
	Los Ranchos de Albuquerque	S	9 mi [14.48 km]	5,622	10.41% increase
	Moriarty	SE	41 mi [66 km]	1,952	10.59% increase
	Peralta	S	31 mi [49.89 km]	---
	San Ysidro	N	19 mi [30.58 km]	229	3.78% decrease
	Tijeras	SE	22 mi [35.41 km]	520	9.7% increase

Below is a sample of nearby communities:

	Community	Direction	Distance
	Algodones	NE	13 mi [20.92 km]
	Canada Village	SE	18 mi [28.97 km]
	Carnuel	SE	20 mi [32.19 km]
	Cedar Crest	SE	22 mi [35.41 km]
	Martinez Town	S	14 mi [22.53 km]
	Mesa Village	SE	16 mi [25.75 km]
	North Valley	SE	8 mi [12.87 km]
	Old Town	S	13 mi [20.92 km]
	Placitas	E	15 mi [24.14 km]
	Pueblo of Sandia Village	E	7 mi [11.27 km]
	San Felipe Pueblo	NE	17 mi [27.36 km]
	Santa Ana Pueblo	NE	11 mi [17.7 km]
	Santo Domingo Pueblo	NE	24 mi [38.62 km]
	South Valley	S	19 mi [30.58 km]
	Zia Pueblo	N	18 mi [28.97 km]

Bernalillo County

Rio Rancho is primarily located in Bernalillo County. A portion of Rio Rancho extends into Sandoval County.

The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Bernalillo: Cibola, Sandoval, Santa Fe, Torrance and Valencia.

Below are counties that are near Rio Rancho (within 40 mi [64.4 km]). For each of these counties, we also show the community that is closest to Rio Rancho:

	County	Direction	Nearest Community	Distance From Rio Rancho
	Cibola County	SW	El Rito	37 miles [59 km]
	McKinley County	W	Dos Tristes	30 miles [48 km]
	Roosevelt County	W	Cueva de los Novios	34 miles [54 km]
	Sandoval County	SE	Rio Rancho Estates	3 miles [4 km]
	Santa Fe County	E	Canon del Agua	27 miles [43 km]
	Torrance County	SE	Danvik Place	34 miles [54 km]
	Valencia County	S	Chical	28 miles [45 km]

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