Highland Meadows vs Sausal

A side-by-side comparison of Highland Meadows and Sausal: population, income, housing, and more.

Highland Meadows and Sausal are places in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Sausal has the higher population (783 vs 332 in Highland Meadows). Sausal has the higher median home value ($255,800 vs $130,500 in Highland Meadows). Since 2019, Highland Meadows's population has grown faster (-26.4% vs -50.0%).

Population, income & housing

	Highland Meadows	Sausal
Population	332	783
Median age	29.9 yrs	27.7 yrs
Median household income	—	$95,705
Median home value	$130,500	$255,800
Median gross rent	—	$800
Housing units	223	309
Homeownership rate	68.6%	88.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	8.8%	12.9%
Unemployment rate	14.9%	16.7%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Highland Meadows	Sausal
Population	451 → 332 (-26.4%)	1,566 → 783 (-50.0%)
Median household income	$40,313 → $26,339 (-34.7%)	$39,611 → $95,705 (+141.6%)
Median home value	$56,600 → $130,500 (+130.6%)	$172,500 → $255,800 (+48.3%)
Median gross rent	$733 → $804 (+9.7%)	$916 → $800 (-12.7%)

Highland Meadows

Population

451332

Median household income

$40,313$26,339

Median home value

$56,600$130,500

Median gross rent

$733$804

Sausal

Population

1,566783

Median household income

$39,611$95,705

Median home value

$172,500$255,800

Median gross rent

$916$800

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Highland Meadows	Sausal
Under 5	0.0%	12.1%
5 to 17	31.0%	4.2%
18 to 24	10.5%	25.3%
25 to 34	9.0%	11.4%
35 to 44	11.4%	0.0%
45 to 54	5.4%	23.5%
55 to 64	14.5%	4.5%
65 to 74	9.9%	11.9%
75 and over	8.1%	7.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Highland Meadows	Sausal
White (non-Hispanic)	56.6%	22.5%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	5.7%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	37.7%	77.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Highland Meadows	Sausal
No high school diploma	4.6%	38.7%
High school graduate	39.7%	35.7%
Some college or associate's	46.9%	12.7%
Bachelor's degree	1.0%	9.2%
Graduate or professional degree	7.7%	3.7%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Highland Meadows	Sausal
Drove alone	64.9%	45.5%
Carpooled	17.5%	54.5%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	0.0%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	17.5%	0.0%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Highland Meadows	Sausal
1-unit, detached	18.8%	54.0%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	0.0%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	81.2%	46.0%

Poverty & households

	Highland Meadows	Sausal
Poverty rate	42.8%	13.8%
Average household size	2.74	3.53
Mean commute (minutes)	—	24
Median year structure built	1988	1992