North Valley

Albuquerque, NM

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North Valley - Albuquerque, NM Area Guide

A surprisingly green suburb near the Rio Grande

Suburban Outdoors Convenient River Affordable

North Valley is a northern Albuquerque suburb that stretches from State Route 556 down towards Interstate 40. Full of charming and affordable small homes and low-lying apartment complexes, North Valley has a surprising amount of greenery considering its desert surroundings. The nearby Rio Grande is partly to thank for North Valley’s landscape, but so are the close-knit residents of this New Mexico locale.

There are breweries and restaurants and local shops scattered all around North Valley with even more options to the east across Interstate 25. The center of Albuquerque also holds a great selection of entertainment options. Thankfully, with the surrounding interstates and highways, you can be in the city center in just minutes.

Getting Around

Fairly Walkable

Walkability

40 / 100

Minimal Public Transit

Transit

10 / 100

Very Drivable

Drivability

80 / 100

Fairly Bikeable

Bikeability

50 / 100

Daily Essentials

Supermarket Within a 15 Minute Walk

Groceries

70 / 100

Fair Restaurant Variety Nearby

Restaurants

40 / 100

Limited Café Variety Nearby

Cafes

20 / 100

Limited Variety of Shops Nearby

Shopping

30 / 100

Recreation

Moderate Amount of Park Space Nearby

Parks

40 / 100

Few to No Wellness Amenity Options Nearby

Wellness

10 / 100

Local Vibe

Calm Atmosphere

Vibrancy

10 / 100

Few to No Nightlife Options Nearby

Nightlife

10 / 100

Not Noisy

Quiet Score

90 / 100

Points of Interest

Parks and Recreation

  • Albuquerque Balloon Museum
  • Balloon Fiesta Park
  • Rio Grande Community Farm
  • Open Space Visitor Center
  • Rio Grande Nature Center State Park

Military Bases

Airports

  • Albuquerque International Sunport

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Methodology

† Our analysis of utilities, groceries, transportation, healthcare, home prices, and other goods and services is sourced from the Cost of Living Index, a respected benchmark published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER) that provides a thorough overview of living expenses across different regions.

Rent data is provided by CoStar Group’s Market Trend reports. As the industry leader in commercial real estate information, analytics, and news, CoStar conducts extensive research to produce and maintain a comprehensive database of commercial real estate information. We combine this data with public record to provide the most up-to-date rental information available.

Consumer goods, services, and home prices are sourced from the Cost of Living Index published by the Council for Community and Economic Research (C2ER). The data on this page is updated quarterly. It was last published in February 2026.

Demographic information comes from Neustar and combines detailed address data with U.S. Census and American Community Survey statistics to produce reliable local estimates.