Best Places87317, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 87317, 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.
87317 ranks 29,686th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 87317
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.
87317's strengths and weaknesses
Where 87317 ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 158 pleasant days a year, better than 91% of zip codes
Where 87317 ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 6% of zip codes
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 7% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 87317
A household needs to earn about $18,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 87317 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $47,695, 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 87317's effective rate of 0.09%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices, buying tends to cost more than renting for about the first 2 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 87317
87317 runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for 87317.
Who works in 87317, and how
Work in 87317 centers on retail trade and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 5%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 87317
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 87317.
What the weather is like in 87317, month by month
87317 sees roughly 158 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 12. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 29° | 12° |
| April | 69° | 50° | 28° |
| July | 92° | 74° | 54° |
| October | 72° | 51° | 31° |
Flying in and out of 87317
The nearest airport, Show Low Regional, is about 115 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 127 miles away.
87317 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 87317 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 87317
Is 87317 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 87317 ranks 29,686th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low disaster risk, low property taxes, and a stable housing market, and lowest on thin health care access and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 87317 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $76,104. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $47,695 median income, cost of living beats 3% of zip codes.
Is 87317 safe?
87317 is safer than 11% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $737 per resident a year.
Compare 87317 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 87317. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 87317 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.
87317 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 87317: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 87317: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 87317: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 87317: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
87317 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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