Best Places87832, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood inside ZIP code 87832, 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.
87832 ranks 32,665th of 33,110 U.S. zip codes on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and noise is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in 87832
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.
87832's strengths and weaknesses
Where 87832 ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 176 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of zip codes
- Cheap childcare$629 a month, better than 83% of zip codes
- Low property taxBetter than 71% of zip codes
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 64% of zip codes
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 63% of zip codes
Where 87832 ranks low
- QuietBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of zip codes
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Crime safetyBetter than only 3% of zip codes
- Household income$40,810 median, better than only 3% of zip codes
What it costs to buy a home in 87832
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median 87832 home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $40,810, 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 87832's effective rate of 0.61%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in 87832
87832 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 87832.
Who works in 87832, and how
Work in 87832 centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 70%
- Work from home 27%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in 87832
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across 87832.
What the weather is like in 87832, month by month
87832 sees roughly 176 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 38° | 27° |
| April | 78° | 61° | 44° |
| July | 95° | 80° | 67° |
| October | 77° | 60° | 47° |
Flying in and out of 87832
Albuquerque International Sunport sits about 80 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 87832
Schools across 87832 average a C−, better than 27% of zip codes.
Top elementary schools
- Corona ElementaryA · 65% proficient
Top high schools
- Corona HighB · 50% proficient
- Socorro HighB− · 45% proficient
- Mountainair HighD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every 87832 school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
87832 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 87832 against the other 33,109 zip codes.
Common questions about living in 87832
Is 87832 a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, 87832 ranks 32,665th of 33,110 zip codes. It scores highest on the weather, affordable childcare, and low property taxes, and lowest on noise and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is 87832 expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $157,823. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $40,810 median income, cost of living beats 3% of zip codes.
Is 87832 safe?
87832 is safer than 3% of zip codes. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,172 per resident a year.
Compare 87832 with other zip codes
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to 87832. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in 87832 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.
87832 detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for 87832: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in 87832: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of 87832: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in 87832: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
87832 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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