Best Places87063, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 87063, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Several measures below read low, and the ranked lists name which ones. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
87063 ranks 23,617th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 87063
BestNeighborhood is the only ranking that scores 40 measures of daily life neighborhood by neighborhood and lets you re-weight every one of them yourself.
87063's strengths and weaknesses
Where 87063 ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 160 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than 86% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than 80% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 70% of zip codes
Where 87063 ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Low vacancyBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 8% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 87063
A household needs to earn about $23,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 87063 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $72,794, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
Where the monthly payment goes
Assumes a 20% down payment, a 6.6% 30-year fixed rate, and a 28% share of income going to the payment. The rate is the 2026-07-23 30-year fixed average, series MORTGAGE30US from the St. Louis Fed, which publishes Freddie Mac's weekly survey. Against the median home value, property tax uses 87063's effective rate of 0.25%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 87063
87063 runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 87063.
Who works in 87063, and how
Work in 87063 centers on public administration and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 13%
Life in 87063
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 87063.
What the weather is like in 87063, month by month
87063 sees roughly 160 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 31° | 18° |
| April | 70° | 52° | 33° |
| July | 90° | 73° | 56° |
| October | 71° | 52° | 36° |
Flying in and out of 87063
Albuquerque International Sunport sits about 48 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 2.6 million passengers in 2025, with 69 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around 87063
Schools across 87063 average a C, better than 36% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Corona ElementaryA · 65% proficient
Top high schools
- Corona HighB · 50% proficient
- Mountainair HighD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 87063 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
87063 measure by measure
Cards are ordered by how much each measure matters to you, so the ones you weighted highest come first. Expand to see every measure. Percentages compare 87063 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 87063
Is 87063 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 87063 ranks 23,617th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low property taxes, the weather, and low disaster risk, and lowest on internet speeds and empty homes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 87063 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $97,100. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $72,794 median income, cost of living beats 50% of zip codes.
Is 87063 safe?
87063 is safer than 16% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $686 per resident a year.
Compare 87063 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 87063. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 87063 represents the same real quantity as a 60 anywhere else, and the ranking is a weighted average of those absolutes. The map colors come from a national scale calibrated against a population weighted random sample of 5,000 neighborhoods. That absolute scoring is what no other places-to-live ranking does: it puts a single neighborhood, a town, a metro, and a state on one scale, so the same 40 measures answer both which metro to move to and which street inside it to buy on. Read the full methodology.
87063 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 87063: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 87063: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 87063: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 87063: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
87063 detail on related sites:
- CrimeGrade: neighborhood crime rates behind the crime safety score.
- ISPreports.org: provider by provider internet availability and advertised speeds.
- CoverageWatch: the car insurance premiums behind the cheap car insurance score.
Federal and public data:
- U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey: income, home value, rent, vacancy, commute time and mode, educational attainment, home age, age structure, household type, industry, and race.
- NOAA Global Surface Summary of the Day: the daily station record behind the monthly temperatures and the pleasant-day count.
- FAA Passenger Boarding Data: airport size and annual passenger counts.
- Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey: the 30-year fixed rate used in the cost-to-buy estimate.
- FBI Crime Data Explorer: reported offenses behind the tangible crime cost estimate.
- U.S. EPA Air Quality System: five year average air quality index.
- FEMA National Risk Index: expected annual loss from natural hazards.
- CDC PLACES: disease burden, preventable risk, and barriers to care.
- National Center for Education Statistics: school enrollment and assessment inputs behind the school grade.
- FCC National Broadband Map: internet and wireless availability.
- U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics: employment and job growth behind the local economy score.
- Religious activity uses a proprietary religious signal measurement.
Your priorities
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