01 - Taxes
Retirement Tax Treatment
New Mexico exempts most middle-income retirees from Social Security taxes, with benefits only taxed above certain income thresholds.
Source · Tax Foundation
0
Fact text
- Rio Rancho is home to one of the world's largest semiconductor plants, Intel's Fab 11X, a fully automated $2 billion facility.
- Intel's Rio Rancho plant was the first anywhere to manufacture 300mm silicon wafers, fitting nearly twice as many chips as the old standard.
- In 2005, Rio Rancho became the first U.S. city to offer citywide voice-over-WiFi service, ahead of pretty much everyone.
- Rio Rancho's new professional hockey team is boldly named the New Mexico Goatheads, perhaps the most unexpected team name in the sport.
Your
Rio Rancho
Retirement Outlook — in 90 seconds
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97976
+
Total Population
$
66733
Median Income
$
200800
Median Home
16
%
Age 65+
Retirement Suitability
How
Rio Rancho
ranks for retirees?
36
/ 100
A blended, sourced view of how this city ranks for retirees across tax, affordability, healthcare, and climate.
Tax
0
Affordability
76
Healthcare
50
Climate
11
Results
Rio Rancho
Suitability Breakdown
02 - Income
Annuity Rates Available Here
Fixed annuity rates reach up to
7
% on 5-year terms, with most landing between
5
% and
5
%.
Source · Cannex
76
03 - Healthcare
Hospital Access & Quality
The area has
Medicare-certified hospitals, averaging a
/5 CMS quality rating.
Source · CMS Hospital Compare
04 - Climate
Weather & Comfort
A
Cold / Snowy
climate — summers peak near
93
°F, winters dip to about
24
°F, with roughly
″ of snow a year.
Source · NOAA Climate Normals
Cold / Snowy
05 - Risk
Natural Disaster Risk
FEMA's overall natural-disaster risk rating for this county on the National Risk Index.
Source · FEMA National Risk Index
Relatively Low
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