Best Places87513, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 87513, 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.
87513 ranks 28,569th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 87513
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.
87513's strengths and weaknesses
Where 87513 ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 93% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 164 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of zip codes
- Local economyBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 87513 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Household income$40,852 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Cell coverageBetter than only 7% of zip codes
- Big-city accessBetter than only 10% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 87513
A household needs to earn about $82,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 87513 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $40,852, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 87513's effective rate of 0.31%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 87513
87513 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 87513.
Who works in 87513, and how
Work in 87513 centers on arts & entertainment and hospitality & food. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 56%
- Work from home 42%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in 87513
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 87513.
What the weather is like in 87513, month by month
87513 sees roughly 164 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 10. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 25° | 10° |
| April | 65° | 47° | 27° |
| July | 88° | 70° | 51° |
| October | 68° | 48° | 30° |
Flying in and out of 87513
The nearest airport, San Luis Valley Regional/Bergman Field, is about 63 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 116 miles away.
The best schools in and around 87513
Schools across 87513 average a D+, better than 22% of zip codes.
Top high schools
- Taos HighC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 87513 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
87513 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 87513 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 87513
Is 87513 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 87513 ranks 28,569th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on low property taxes, heat safety, and quiet, and lowest on crime 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 87513 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $337,700. The overall cost of living runs about 1% below the national average. Set against a $40,852 median income, cost of living beats 3% of zip codes.
Is 87513 safe?
87513 is safer than 2% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,305 per resident a year.
Compare 87513 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 87513. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 87513 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.
87513 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 87513: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 87513: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 87513: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 87513: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
87513 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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