Electric companies in Sandoval County, New Mexico

Sandoval County, NM on the map

Housing and heating in Sandoval County, NM

Sandoval County, NM: 12,252 of 59,759 homes were built before 1980 and 25,349 in 2000 or later. Sandoval County, NM has 50,152 detached houses, 2,130 homes in 5+ unit buildings, 4,347 mobile homes, and 9,135 of 55,741 households rent.

ZIP codes in Sandoval County, NM

• 87001
• 87004
• 87013
• 87018
• 87024
• 87025
• 87027
• 87041
• 87043
• 87044
• 87046
• 87047
• 87048
• 87052
• 87053
• 87072
• 87083
• 87124
• 87144
• 87544

Electric utilities in Sandoval County, NM

Prices are statewide utility averages, not a county price.

Facts about Sandoval County, NM

Residents of Sandoval County, NM, ACS 2023

151,5384 of 33 New Mexico counties

Households in Sandoval County, NM

55,7412.72 people each

Owner-occupied homes in Sandoval County, NM

83.6%46,606 owner and 9,135 renter households

Median household income in Sandoval County, NM

$84,0532 of 33 New Mexico counties

Housing units in Sandoval County, NM

59,7594,018 vacant or seasonal, 6.7% of the units

Homes heated by electricity in Sandoval County, NM

12.9%7,166 homes, 21 of 33 New Mexico counties

Utilities listed for Sandoval County, NM

44 with a home price: Jemez Mountains Elec Coop, Inc, Public Service Co of NM, Continental Divide El Coop Inc

Lowest home price in Sandoval County, NM

15.36 ¢/kWhJemez Mountains Elec Coop, Inc, 10.5% below the highest

Highest home price in Sandoval County, NM

17.16 ¢/kWhCentral New Mexico El Coop, Inc

Monthly bill gap in Sandoval County, NM

$12between the two at 654 kWh, $141 a year, 0.17% of the Sandoval County, NM median income

ZIP areas touching Sandoval County, NM

2087001 to 87544

Outage-linked storm events in Sandoval County, NM

313NWS storm events, 2015 to 2025

Homes built before 1980 in Sandoval County, NM

20.5%median year built 1996

Flood claims in Sandoval County, NM

10NFIP 2015 to 2025, $109K paid

Home energy burden in Sandoval County, NM

1.9%$982 a year on electricity (DOE LEAD)

Electricity price since 2015 in Sandoval County, NM

Public Service Co of NM charged Sandoval County, NM homes 13.41 ¢/kWh in 2015. Sandoval County, NM: 15.57 ¢ in 2024, 16% up. Sandoval County, NM: against 14% up for the New Mexico average.

Sandoval County, NM: a 654 kWh month at that price. Sandoval County, NM: $88 in 2015, $102 in 2024. Sandoval County, NM: $1,222 a year, 1.5% of the $84,053 median income.

Cost of living with electricity in Sandoval County, NM

Sandoval County, NM: electricity $982 a year per home (DOE LEAD), all home energy $1,781, 1.9% of $91,685 income. 54,911 households in Sandoval County, NM spend about $53.9 million a year on electricity and $97.8 million on all home energy. Lower-income homes in Sandoval County, NM ($15,015 a year) spend 10.1% of income, 5.2 times the all-home figure.

Outage risk in Sandoval County, NM

Sandoval County, NM, NWS storm events 2015 to 2025: 313 in all, 206.5 per 100,000 residents of 151,538, rank 5 of 33 New Mexico counties. Property damage in Sandoval County, NM: $5.6M, with 1 direct injuries or deaths.

Sandoval County, NM, no score or events: hurricane and tropical storm.

Flood claims and flood insurance in Sandoval County, NM

Sandoval County, NM: 10 NFIP flood claims in 2015 to 2025, $109K paid, median paid claim $18,751.

558 of 51,637 residential structures in Sandoval County, NM carry an NFIP contract. 592 NFIP policies of any type were in force in Sandoval County, NM on 8 Sep 2026.

Sandoval County, NM: claims history, not an outage count.

Sandoval County, NM: OpenFEMA NFIP, claims as of 8 Sep 2026, insured share as of 3 Aug 2026; counts under 5 are hidden.

Sandoval County, NM: flood claims by state, flood hub.

Climate and electric heating in Sandoval County, NM

Sandoval County, NM totals 5,750 heating degree days and 503 cooling degree days a year (1991-2020 normal).

For heating, Sandoval County, NM is the 10th coldest of 33 counties in New Mexico: 5,750 against a median of 4,510. For cooling, Sandoval County, NM is the 23rd hottest: 503 against a median of 844.

Sandoval County, NM is a cold-winter county, with 5,247 more heating than cooling degree days.

Sandoval County, NM: 5,456 heating degree days in 2016-2025, 5,750 on the normal, 5% under.

In Sandoval County, NM, a minority of homes heat with electricity: 12.9% of 55,741, in a 5,750 degree-day climate.

Sandoval County, NM: ACS B25040, 55,741 homes; NOAA nClimDiv, retrieved 7 Oct 2026.

Bill and heat pump calculator, Sandoval County, NM

Compare Sandoval County, NM with its neighbours

• Los Alamos County sits 27 miles northeast of Sandoval County, NM, with 19,374 residents against 151,538 there, 51 storm events against 313, median home built 1974 against 1996, energy burden 1.1% against 1.9%, income $143,188 against $84,053.
• Bernalillo County sits 42 miles south of Sandoval County, NM, with 674,357 residents against 151,538 there, 285 storm events against 313, median home built 1982 against 1996, energy burden 1.9% against 1.9%, income $66,514 against $84,053.
• Santa Fe County sits 36 miles east of Sandoval County, NM, with 155,175 residents against 151,538 there, 375 storm events against 313, median home built 1989 against 1996, energy burden 1.9% against 1.9%, income $74,689 against $84,053.
• Rio Arriba County sits 61 miles north of Sandoval County, NM, with 40,165 residents against 151,538 there, 203 storm events against 313, median home built 1983 against 1996, energy burden 3.4% against 1.9%, income $53,901 against $84,053.
• Valencia County sits 66 miles south of Sandoval County, NM, with 77,382 residents against 151,538 there, 206 storm events against 313, median home built 1989 against 1996, energy burden 2.8% against 1.9%, income $58,333 against $84,053.

Cities in Sandoval County, NM

• Rio Rancho electricity rates106,533 residents