Town guide

Cedar Crest, New Mexico

Cedar Crest is a community in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, home to about 886 people across 3.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 87008.

Homes sold for a median of $239 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.

Population886283 per sq mi
Median home value$248,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$239Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking13%Latest 3 months

ZIP codes in Cedar Crest

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Around Cedar Crest

Distances

Nearest major airportAlbuquerque International Sunport (ABQ)15 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Albuquerque, NM16 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Phoenix, AZ344 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Cedar Crest; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Cedar Crest

Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.

Population over time

Cedar Crest had 933 residents in the 2020 census, down 12% since 2000.

It’s the 175th largest of 494 towns in New Mexico by population.

Bernalillo County grew from 28,630 residents in 1900 to 676,444 in 2020.

Cedar Crest population by census2000: 1,060, 2010: 958, 2020: 9331,060200095820109332020

Bernalillo County, 1900–2020

Bernalillo County population, 1900 to 20201900: 28,630, 1910: 23,606, 1920: 29,855, 1930: 45,430, 1940: 69,391, 1950: 145,673, 1960: 262,199, 1970: 315,774, 1980: 419,700, 1990: 480,577, 2000: 556,678, 2010: 662,564, 2020: 676,44429K’00’1030K’20’3069K’40’50262K’60’70420K’80’90557K’00’10676K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 89°F in summer, and winter lows average 26°F. About 15.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 24 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near Cedar CrestJan: high 45°F, low 26°F, 0.7 in; Feb: high 51°F, low 29°F, 0.9 in; Mar: high 60°F, low 35°F, 1.1 in; Apr: high 69°F, low 40°F, 0.9 in; May: high 78°F, low 49°F, 0.7 in; Jun: high 88°F, low 58°F, 0.6 in; Jul: high 89°F, low 62°F, 2.6 in; Aug: high 86°F, low 61°F, 2.7 in; Sep: high 80°F, low 55°F, 1.6 in; Oct: high 68°F, low 43°F, 1.3 in; Nov: high 54°F, low 33°F, 0.9 in; Dec: high 45°F, low 26°F, 1.1 in45°26°Jan0.751°29°Feb0.960°35°Mar1.169°40°Apr0.978°49°May0.788°58°Jun0.689°62°Jul2.686°61°Aug2.780°55°Sep1.668°43°Oct1.354°33°Nov0.945°26°Dec1.1Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Albuquerque Foothills Ne, NM weather station (8 miles away).

Jobs in Bernalillo County

277,465 jobs at 16,349 businesses in Bernalillo County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Bernalillo CountyHealth care and social assistance: 51,701 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 36,004 jobs; Professional services: 35,552 jobs; Retail trade: 34,582 jobs; Construction: 21,223 jobs; Administrative and support: 14,679 jobs; Finance and insurance: 12,491 jobs; Manufacturing: 11,919 jobsHealth care and social assistance 19% Hotels and restaurants 13% Professional services 13% Retail trade 13% Construction 8% Administrative and support 5% Finance and insurance 5% Manufacturing 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

48 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Cedar Crest.

Nearest hospitals

  • Lovelace Women's HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Albuquerque13.0 miles
  • Va New Mexico Healthcare SystemVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Albuquerque13.2 miles
  • Unm HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Albuquerque14.7 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors5
Specialist doctors1
Dentists3
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants4
Mental health providers21
Physical and occupational therapists10
Optometrists2
Chiropractors2
Pharmacies2

Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.

Places in and around Cedar Crest

Parks (2 nearby)

  • Gutierrez Canyon-Milne Open Space · 734 acres0.7 mi
  • Gutierrez Canyon Open Space1.2 mi

Grocery stores (1 nearby)

  • Triangle Grocery0.5 mi

Libraries

  • East Mountain Library3.7 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Museum of Archaeology and Material Culture1.0 mi

Theaters and performance venues

  • Council Ring - Outdoor Classroom3.5 mi

Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.

Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.

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Shares ZIP codes with San Antonito (Sandoval County) and Sandia Park.

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