Best Places87410, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 87410, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
87410 ranks 16,275th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 87410
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.
87410's strengths and weaknesses
Where 87410 ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 163 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than 82% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 80% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 71% of zip codes
Where 87410 ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 13% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 15% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 19% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 87410
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 87410 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $66,278, 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 87410's effective rate of 0.62%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 87410
87410's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 87410.
Who works in 87410, and how
Work in 87410 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in 87410
87410 has more parkland per resident than 76% of zip codes. That concentrates in some parts of 87410 and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in 87410, month by month
87410 sees roughly 163 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 31° | 18° |
| April | 71° | 53° | 34° |
| July | 96° | 79° | 61° |
| October | 73° | 54° | 37° |
Flying in and out of 87410
The nearest airport, Durango-La Plata County, is about 26 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 146 miles away.
The best schools in and around 87410
Schools across 87410 average a B−, better than 58% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Lydia Rippey ElementaryA · 63% proficient
- Mccoy Avenue ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Park Avenue ElementaryB · 47% proficient
Top middle schools
- C.v. Koogler MiddleC · 32% proficient
Top high schools
- Farmington HighA− · 65% proficient
- Piedra Vista HighC+ · 38% proficient
- Bloomfield HighC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 87410 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
87410 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 87410 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 87410
Is 87410 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 87410 ranks 16,275th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low disaster risk, the weather, and cell coverage, and lowest on distance from a big city and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 87410 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $201,939. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $66,278 median income, cost of living beats 19% of zip codes.
Is 87410 safe?
87410 is safer than 32% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $524 per resident a year.
Compare 87410 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 87410. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 87410 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.
87410 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 87410: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 87410: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 87410: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 87410: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
87410 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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