Ventana Ranch Houses For Sale Albuquerque NM – Real Estate

Albuquerque (zip 87114) gets 10 inches of rain per year and snowfall is 8 inches. The number of days with any measurable precipitation is 51. On average, there are 278 sunny days per year with July highs around 91 degrees and January lows around 20. The comfort index, which is based on humidity during the hot months, is a 63 out of 100, where higher is more comfortable. The US average on the comfort index is 44.

The median home value in Albuquerque (zip 87114) is $194,100 with home appreciation at 0.70% over the last year. The median age of Albuquerque  real estate is 14 years.  Renters make up 30.25% of the population and 5.61% of houses and apartments are unoccupied (vacancy rate).

Ventana Ranch  is served by Albuquerque Public Schools (APS), New Mexico’s largest school district, serving nearly a third of the state’s students.  Albuquerque (zip 87114) schools spend $10,841 per student. There are 16 pupils per teacher, 536 students per librarian, and 444 children per counselor.  Volcano Vista High school opened in 2007.  Tony Hillerman Middle School and Tierra Antigua Elementary both opened in 2009. Area students also attend James Monroe Middle School and Ventana Ranch Elementary.  Central New Mexico Community College built their campus right in Ventana Ranch.

Albuquerque has numerous state-of-the-art medical centers. Some of the top hospitals include: the VA Medical Center, Presbyterian Hospital, Heart Hospital of New Mexico, and Lovelace Women’s Hospital. University of New Mexico Hospital is also the only level I trauma center in the state.

The average one-way commute in the Ventana Ranch takes 26 minutes. 82% of commuters drive their own car alone, 11% carpool with others, 1% take mass transit and 3% work from home. ABQ RIDE is the local transit agency in the city. ABQ RIDE operates a variety of bus routes, including the Rapid Ride express bus service. Air transportation is served by Albuquerque International Sunport, located just 3 miles southeast of the central business district of Albuquerque. Another airport is Double Eagle II, which is primarily used as an air ambulance, corporate flight, military flight, training flight, charter flight, and private flight facility.