Best Places87830, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 87830, 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.
87830 ranks 31,760th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 87830
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.
87830's strengths and weaknesses
Where 87830 ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 97% of zip codes
- Short commute16.6 minutes each way, better than 94% of zip codes
- Nice weatherabout 160 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$674 a month, better than 77% of zip codes
Where 87830 ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Household income$31,079 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
- Air qualityBetter than only 7% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 87830
A household needs to earn about $28,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 87830 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $31,079, 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 87830's effective rate of 0.28%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in 87830
87830 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 87830.
Who works in 87830, and how
Work in 87830 centers on retail trade and construction. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 65%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 15%
Life in 87830
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 87830.
What the weather is like in 87830, month by month
87830 sees roughly 160 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 52, with lows near 17. The comfortable stretch runs April through June and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 52° | 34° | 17° |
| April | 73° | 55° | 35° |
| July | 93° | 77° | 60° |
| October | 75° | 56° | 36° |
Flying in and out of 87830
The nearest airport, Show Low Regional, is about 80 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 153 miles away.
The best schools in and around 87830
Schools across 87830 average a C−, better than 27% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Alpine Elementary SchoolB+ · 55% proficient
- Reserve ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top high schools
- Quemado HighB · 50% proficient
- Reserve HighC · 31% proficient
- Round Valley High SchoolC− · 28% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 87830 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
87830 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 87830 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 87830
Is 87830 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 87830 ranks 31,760th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on quiet, low property taxes, and short commutes, 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 87830 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $115,200. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $31,079 median income, cost of living beats 3% of zip codes.
Is 87830 safe?
87830 is safer than 2% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,325 per resident a year.
Compare 87830 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 87830. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 87830 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.
87830 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 87830: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 87830: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 87830: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 87830: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
87830 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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