Best PlacesAvalon, Albuquerque, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Avalon, 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.
Avalon, Albuquerque ranks 3,927th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Avalon, 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.
Avalon, Albuquerque's strengths and weaknesses
Where Avalon, Albuquerque ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$853 a month, better than 81% of neighborhoods
Where Avalon, Albuquerque ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Avalon, Albuquerque
A household needs to earn about $45,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Avalon, Albuquerque home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $67,551, 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 Avalon, Albuquerque's effective rate of 1.05%, 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 Avalon, Albuquerque
Avalon, Albuquerque runs younger 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 Avalon, Albuquerque.
Who works in Avalon, Albuquerque, and how
Work in Avalon, Albuquerque centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 0%
Life in Avalon, Albuquerque
Avalon, Albuquerque has more restaurants and bars per resident than 79% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Avalon, Albuquerque and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Avalon, Albuquerque, month by month
Avalon, Albuquerque sees roughly 162 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 33° | 20° |
| April | 71° | 54° | 36° |
| July | 92° | 77° | 60° |
| October | 72° | 56° | 39° |
Flying in and out of Avalon, 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 Avalon, Albuquerque
Schools across Avalon, Albuquerque average a C+, better than 66% 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 Avalon, Albuquerque school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Avalon, 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 Avalon, Albuquerque against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Avalon, Albuquerque
Is Avalon, Albuquerque a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Avalon, Albuquerque ranks 3,927th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on few empty homes, a strong job market, and heat safety, and lowest on tree cover and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Avalon, Albuquerque expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $166,397. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $67,551 median income, cost of living beats 43% of neighborhoods.
Is Avalon, Albuquerque safe?
Avalon, Albuquerque is safer than 45% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $629 per resident a year.
Compare Avalon, Albuquerque with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Avalon, Albuquerque. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Avalon, 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.
Avalon, Albuquerque detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Avalon, Albuquerque: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Avalon, Albuquerque: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Avalon, Albuquerque: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Avalon, Albuquerque: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Avalon, 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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