Best PlacesAcademy Hills Park, Albuquerque, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Academy Hills Park, Albuquerque, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Academy Hills Park, Albuquerque ranks 722nd 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 Hills Park, 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 Hills Park, Albuquerque's strengths and weaknesses
Where Academy Hills Park, Albuquerque ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Short commute18.5 minutes each way, better than 87% of neighborhoods
Where Academy Hills Park, Albuquerque ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 26% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than only 34% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 36% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Academy Hills Park, Albuquerque
A household needs to earn about $103,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Academy Hills Park, Albuquerque home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $92,405; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Hills Park, Albuquerque's effective rate of 0.94%, 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 8 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 Hills Park, Albuquerque
Academy Hills Park, 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 Hills Park, Albuquerque.
Who works in Academy Hills Park, Albuquerque, and how
Work in Academy Hills Park, Albuquerque centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Academy Hills Park, Albuquerque
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Academy Hills Park, Albuquerque.
What the weather is like in Academy Hills Park, Albuquerque, month by month
Academy Hills Park, Albuquerque sees roughly 174 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 Hills Park, Albuquerque
Albuquerque International Sunport sits about 9 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 Hills Park, Albuquerque
Schools across Academy Hills Park, Albuquerque average a B, better than 78% 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 Hills Park, Albuquerque school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Academy Hills Park, 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 Hills Park, Albuquerque against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Academy Hills Park, Albuquerque
Is Academy Hills Park, Albuquerque a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Academy Hills Park, Albuquerque ranks 722nd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on few empty homes, low disaster risk, and civic engagement, 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 Hills Park, Albuquerque expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $387,205. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $92,405 median income, cost of living beats 79% of neighborhoods.
Is Academy Hills Park, Albuquerque safe?
Yes, Academy Hills Park, Albuquerque is safer than 78% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $382 per resident a year.
Compare Academy Hills Park, Albuquerque with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Academy Hills Park, Albuquerque. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Academy Hills Park, 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 Hills Park, Albuquerque detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Academy Hills Park, Albuquerque: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Academy Hills Park, Albuquerque: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Academy Hills Park, Albuquerque: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Academy Hills Park, Albuquerque: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Academy Hills Park, 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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