Best PlacesAlamedan Valley, North Valley, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Alamedan Valley, North Valley, 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.
Alamedan Valley, North Valley ranks 2,843rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. Internet speeds pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on civic engagement.
The best neighborhoods in Alamedan Valley, North Valley
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.
Alamedan Valley, North Valley's strengths and weaknesses
Where Alamedan Valley, North Valley ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 167 pleasant days a year, better than 82% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$853 a month, better than 81% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 78% of neighborhoods
- Short commute21.0 minutes each way, better than 74% of neighborhoods
Where Alamedan Valley, North Valley ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 17% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Alamedan Valley, North Valley
A household needs to earn about $117,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Alamedan Valley, North Valley home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $76,548, 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 Alamedan Valley, North Valley's effective rate of 0.74%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Alamedan Valley, North Valley
Alamedan Valley, North Valley 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 Alamedan Valley, North Valley.
Who works in Alamedan Valley, North Valley, and how
Work in Alamedan Valley, North Valley centers on health care & social and public administration. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Alamedan Valley, North Valley
Alamedan Valley, North Valley has more restaurants and bars per resident than 73% of neighborhoods and more parkland per resident than 81% of neighborhoods. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Alamedan Valley, North Valley and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Alamedan Valley, North Valley, month by month
Alamedan Valley, North Valley sees roughly 167 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 Alamedan Valley, North Valley
Albuquerque International Sunport sits about 10 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 Alamedan Valley, North Valley
Schools across Alamedan Valley, North Valley average a C+, better than 69% of neighborhoods.
Top high schools
- Cottonwood Classical PrepA+ · 81% proficient
- Nex Gen AcademyA · 75% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Alamedan Valley, North Valley school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Alamedan Valley, North Valley 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 Alamedan Valley, North Valley against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Alamedan Valley, North Valley
Is Alamedan Valley, North Valley a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Alamedan Valley, North Valley ranks 2,843rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on civic engagement, the weather, and affordable childcare, and lowest on internet speeds and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Alamedan Valley, North Valley expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $451,300. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $76,548 median income, cost of living beats 60% of neighborhoods.
Is Alamedan Valley, North Valley safe?
Alamedan Valley, North Valley is safer than 41% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $650 per resident a year.
Compare Alamedan Valley, North Valley with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Alamedan Valley, North Valley. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Alamedan Valley, North Valley 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.
Alamedan Valley, North Valley detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Alamedan Valley, North Valley: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Alamedan Valley, North Valley: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Alamedan Valley, North Valley: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Alamedan Valley, North Valley: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Alamedan Valley, North Valley 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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