Bernalillo County, New Mexico

What this place does to a house

• Bernalillo County is an EPA Zone 1 radon area — the highest band. A $15 test kit settles it; most homes here have never been tested.
• Termite pressure here is real. Mulch piled against siding is the #1 way homeowners invite them in — keep it 6 inches below any wood.
• With ~112 freeze days a year, one forgotten garden hose can crack a pipe inside your wall. We'll ping you before the first freeze.

The numbers we plan around

Frost

First frost usually lands around October 24, and the last one lets go around April 18 — figure ~112 freezing days in between.

The air

Dry-leaning most of the year — moisture problems are rare here, but sneaky.

The load

Heat and cooling split the year about evenly.

Termites

Moderate pressure across this part of the country — a regional band, not a guess at your street.

Radon

EPA Zone 1 — the highest band. A $15 test settles it; most homes here have never run one.

Wildfire

Wildfire risk shows up in dry years — worth a spring look at what grows against the house.

What jobs cost here

Labor here runs about 8% below the national average — every price band on this site adjusts for it.

• Flush your water heater$110–$205 herenational: $120–$225
• Chimney sweep and inspection$140–$320 herenational: $150–$350
• Fall heating-season checkup$85–$175 herenational: $90–$190

The year here, at a glance

Planned for a typical local house — a 1980s–'90s build on a basement with a heat pump, tank water heater, and shingle roof, on city water and sewer. Different house?The app rebuilds the year around yours.

1. January12 tasks
2. February12 tasks
3. March12 tasks
4. April12 tasks
5. May11 tasks
6. June11 tasks
7. July8 tasks
8. August6 tasks
9. September8 tasks
10. October13 tasks
11. November10 tasks
12. December6 tasks

Somewhere else? Browse the county pages orpunch your ZIP on the homepage — every county in the country is in the data.