Best PlacesCanoncito, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Canoncito, 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.
Canoncito ranks 45,662nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and long commutes are the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Canoncito
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.
Canoncito's strengths and weaknesses
Where Canoncito ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 164 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 92% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 92% of towns
- QuietBetter than 89% of towns
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 64% of towns
Where Canoncito ranks low
- Short commute50.1 minutes each way, better than only 1% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 8% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 8% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Canoncito
A household needs to earn about $75,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Canoncito home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $67,190; 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 Canoncito's effective rate of 0.34%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Canoncito
Canoncito runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Canoncito.
Who works in Canoncito, and how
Work in Canoncito centers on construction and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 77%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in Canoncito
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Canoncito.
What the weather is like in Canoncito, month by month
Canoncito sees roughly 164 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 10. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 25° | 10° |
| April | 65° | 47° | 27° |
| July | 88° | 70° | 51° |
| October | 68° | 48° | 30° |
Flying in and out of Canoncito
The nearest airport, Santa Fe Regional, is about 41 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 90 miles away.
The best schools in and around Canoncito
Schools across Canoncito average a D+, better than 22% of towns.
Top high schools
- Penasco HighC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Canoncito school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Canoncito 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 Canoncito against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Canoncito
Is Canoncito a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Canoncito ranks 45,662nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, low property taxes, and heat safety, and lowest on long commutes and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Canoncito expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $304,886. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $67,190 median income, cost of living beats 25% of towns.
Is Canoncito safe?
Canoncito is safer than 9% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $766 per resident a year.
Compare Canoncito with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Canoncito. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Canoncito 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.
Canoncito detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Canoncito: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Canoncito: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Canoncito: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Canoncito: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Canoncito 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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