Best Places87825, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 87825, 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.
87825 ranks 31,292nd of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and education levels rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in 87825
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.
87825's strengths and weaknesses
Where 87825 ranks high
- Short commute14.8 minutes each way, better than 97% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 192 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of zip codes
- QuietBetter than 88% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$629 a month, better than 83% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 82% of zip codes
Where 87825 ranks low
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Household income$34,290 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 4% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 5% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 87825
A household needs to earn about $44,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 87825 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $34,290, 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 87825's effective rate of 0.50%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 87825
87825 runs older 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 87825.
Who works in 87825, and how
Work in 87825 centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 32%
- Work from home 56%
- Transit, walk, or bike 12%
Life in 87825
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 87825.
What the weather is like in 87825, month by month
87825 sees roughly 192 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 37° | 23° |
| April | 78° | 61° | 43° |
| July | 96° | 81° | 67° |
| October | 77° | 60° | 44° |
Flying in and out of 87825
Albuquerque International Sunport sits about 70 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 87825
Schools across 87825 average a D+, better than 21% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Cubero ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Reserve ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Quemado HighB · 50% proficient
- Socorro HighB− · 45% proficient
- Reserve HighC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 87825 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
87825 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 87825 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 87825
Is 87825 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 87825 ranks 31,292nd of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on short commutes, the weather, and quiet, and lowest on education levels 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 87825 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $175,751. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $34,290 median income, cost of living beats 3% of zip codes.
Is 87825 safe?
87825 is safer than 5% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,035 per resident a year.
Compare 87825 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 87825. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 87825 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.
87825 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 87825: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 87825: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 87825: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 87825: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
87825 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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