Best Places87582, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 87582, 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.
87582 ranks 21,954th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on heat safety by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 87582
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.
87582's strengths and weaknesses
Where 87582 ranks high
- Heat safetyBetter than 98% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 96% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 184 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of zip codes
- Health outlookBetter than 76% of zip codes
- TransitBetter than 76% of zip codes
Where 87582 ranks low
- Short commute41.0 minutes each way, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Internet speedBetter than only 9% of zip codes
- Tree shadeBetter than only 12% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 12% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 87582
A household needs to earn about $77,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 87582 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $85,448, 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 87582's effective rate of 0.28%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 87582
87582 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 87582.
Who works in 87582, and how
Work in 87582 centers on construction and admin & support services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 15%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in 87582
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 87582.
What the weather is like in 87582, month by month
87582 sees roughly 184 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 31° | 24° |
| April | 64° | 51° | 41° |
| July | 85° | 72° | 62° |
| October | 65° | 53° | 44° |
Flying in and out of 87582
The nearest airport, Santa Fe Regional, is about 37 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 84 miles away.
The best schools in and around 87582
Schools across 87582 average a D+, better than 16% of zip codes.
Top high schools
- Penasco HighC · 31% proficient
- Espanola Valley HighD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 87582 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
87582 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 87582 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 87582
Is 87582 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 87582 ranks 21,954th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on heat safety, low property taxes, and the weather, and lowest on long commutes and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 87582 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $315,611. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $85,448 median income, cost of living beats 72% of zip codes.
Is 87582 safe?
87582 is safer than 12% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $745 per resident a year.
Compare 87582 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 87582. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 87582 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.
87582 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 87582: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 87582: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 87582: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 87582: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
87582 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.