Best PlacesAcademy Acres North, Albuquerque, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Academy Acres North, Albuquerque, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Academy Acres North, Albuquerque ranks 2,729th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Academy Acres North, Albuquerque
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.
Academy Acres North, Albuquerque's strengths and weaknesses
Where Academy Acres North, Albuquerque ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Short commute17.3 minutes each way, better than 92% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 83% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 170 pleasant days a year, better than 83% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$853 a month, better than 81% of neighborhoods
Where Academy Acres North, Albuquerque ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Household income$58,998 median, better than only 26% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 28% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 29% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Academy Acres North, Albuquerque
A household needs to earn about $74,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Academy Acres North, Albuquerque home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $58,998, 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 Academy Acres North, Albuquerque's effective rate of 0.95%, 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 10 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Academy Acres North, Albuquerque
Academy Acres North, Albuquerque 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 Academy Acres North, Albuquerque.
Who works in Academy Acres North, Albuquerque, and how
Work in Academy Acres North, Albuquerque centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 85%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Academy Acres North, Albuquerque
Academy Acres North, Albuquerque has more restaurants and bars per resident than 69% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Academy Acres North, Albuquerque and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Academy Acres North, Albuquerque, month by month
Academy Acres North, Albuquerque sees roughly 170 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 37° | 24° |
| April | 74° | 58° | 42° |
| July | 95° | 80° | 67° |
| October | 75° | 60° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Academy Acres North, Albuquerque
Albuquerque International Sunport sits about 8 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 Academy Acres North, Albuquerque
Schools across Academy Acres North, Albuquerque average a B−, better than 71% of neighborhoods.
Top high schools
- Nex Gen AcademyA · 75% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Academy Acres North, Albuquerque school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Academy Acres North, Albuquerque 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 Academy Acres North, Albuquerque against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Academy Acres North, Albuquerque
Is Academy Acres North, Albuquerque a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Academy Acres North, Albuquerque ranks 2,729th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on few empty homes, short commutes, and low disaster risk, and lowest on air quality and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Academy Acres North, Albuquerque expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $276,203. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $58,998 median income, cost of living beats 41% of neighborhoods.
Is Academy Acres North, Albuquerque safe?
Academy Acres North, Albuquerque is safer than 52% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $565 per resident a year.
Compare Academy Acres North, Albuquerque with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Academy Acres North, Albuquerque. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Academy Acres North, Albuquerque 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.
Academy Acres North, Albuquerque detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Academy Acres North, Albuquerque: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Academy Acres North, Albuquerque: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Academy Acres North, Albuquerque: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Academy Acres North, Albuquerque: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Academy Acres North, Albuquerque 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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