How long do people stay in their homes in Sandia Heights, NM?

Name: How long people stay in Sandia Heights, NM, 2020–2024
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16.9% (±5.4 points) of households in Sandia Heights, NM moved into their current home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

41.8% have lived in it since before 2000.

Figures last updated on November 12, 2026.

Moved in 2020 or later: 16.9% (±5.4 points)
Since before 2000: 41.8%

When households in Sandia Heights moved in

Occupied housing units by year the householder moved in, 2020–2024
Moved in	Sandia Heights	Bernalillo County	New Mexico	United States
2023 or later	1.1% (±1.2 points)	5.1%	4.6%	4.6%
2020 to 2022	15.8% (±5.3 points)	20.9%	19.2%	20.2%
2010 to 2019	26.2% (±7.4 points)	39.2%	36.7%	39.6%
2000 to 2009	15.1% (±5.7 points)	16.7%	17.7%	16.4%
1990 to 1999	25.4% (±7.8 points)	9.5%	10.8%	9.6%
1989 or earlier	16.4% (±6.6 points)	8.5%	11.0%	9.5%

A high share of recent movers usually means more renting households and more turnover; a high share of long-time residents usually means more owners who have stayed.

In Sandia Heights, the share of households that moved in since 2020 is lower than in Bernalillo County (26.0%).

It is also lower than in New Mexico (23.8%).

It is lower than the national figure (24.8%).

Households that moved in since 2020 in places near Sandia Heights

Nearest places with a published estimate, compared with Sandia Heights
Place	Distance	Households that moved in since 2020	Compared with this place
Sandia Heights	—	16.9% (±5.4 points)	—
North Valley	7.6 mi	17.2% (±5.6 points)	Not measurably different
Tijeras	8.7 mi	20.1% (±22.1 points)	Not measurably different
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque	8.9 mi	22.0% (±7.7 points)	Not measurably different
Corrales	9.0 mi	12.1% (±3.1 points)	Not measurably different
Kirtland AFB	9.7 mi	66.4% (±15.8 points)	Higher
Albuquerque	10 mi	27.1% (±0.9 points)	Higher
Bernalillo	10 mi	20.3% (±6.3 points)	Not measurably different
Placitas	11 mi	12.3% (±3.8 points)	Not measurably different

Nearby places with a measurably higher figure: Kirtland AFB, NM (66.4%), Albuquerque, NM (27.1%).

Distance is measured in a straight line between the Census Bureau’s internal points for each place.

Households that moved in since 2020 across Bernalillo County, place by place

Rank	Place	Households that moved in since 2020
3	Barton	26.3% (±17.0 points)
4	Los Ranchos de Albuquerque	22.0% (±7.7 points)
5	Tijeras	20.1% (±22.1 points)
6	South Valley	18.4% (±3.1 points)
7	Paradise Hills	17.9% (±6.7 points)
8	North Valley	17.2% (±5.6 points)
9	Sandia Heights	16.9% (±5.4 points)
10	Ponderosa Pine	14.6% (±11.2 points)
11	Sandia Knolls	14.4% (±9.1 points)
12	Isleta	6.4% (±15.6 points)

Showing 10 of 12 places in Bernalillo County, ranked from highest to lowest.

Sandia Heights is a census-designated place: an unincorporated community the Census Bureau draws for statistics, with no municipal government of its own.

Survey years: 2020–2024 (American Community Survey 5-year estimates).

Margins of error are at the 90% confidence level.

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Questions about Sandia Heights

How often do people move in Sandia Heights?

16.9% of households in Sandia Heights, NM moved into their home in 2020 or later (2020–2024 American Community Survey).

How many long-time residents does Sandia Heights have?

41.8% of households in Sandia Heights have lived in their home since 1999 or earlier.

Sources

Selected Housing Characteristics (DP04), 2020–2024 ACS 5-year estimates — Sandia Heights CDP, New Mexico

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DP04_0051PE, DP04_0051PM, DP04_0052PE, DP04_0052PM, DP04_0053PE, DP04_0053PM, DP04_0054PE, DP04_0054PM, DP04_0055PE, DP04_0055PM, DP04_0056PE, DP04_0056PM

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