Best PlacesCapulin, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Capulin, 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.
Capulin ranks 31,565th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Capulin
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.
Capulin's strengths and weaknesses
Where Capulin ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 98% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 132 pleasant days a year, better than 86% of towns
- School gradeA−, better than 84% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 82% of towns
Where Capulin ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 6% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 6% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 9% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Capulin
A household needs to earn about $40,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Capulin home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,870, 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 Capulin's effective rate of 0.33%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Capulin
Capulin's age mix sits close to the national median, 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 Capulin.
Who works in Capulin, and how
Work in Capulin centers on agriculture & forestry and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Capulin
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Capulin.
What the weather is like in Capulin, month by month
Capulin sees roughly 132 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 30° | 14° |
| April | 69° | 49° | 30° |
| July | 90° | 71° | 54° |
| October | 72° | 51° | 33° |
Flying in and out of Capulin
The nearest airport, Pueblo Memorial, is about 110 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 188 miles away.
The best schools in and around Capulin
Schools across Capulin average an A−, better than 84% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Des Moines ElementaryA · 65% proficient
- Maxwell ElementaryA− · 56% proficient
Top middle schools
- Maxwell MiddleB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Des Moines HighA− · 65% proficient
- Raton HighB · 50% proficient
- Maxwell HighD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Capulin school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Capulin 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 Capulin against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Capulin
Is Capulin a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Capulin ranks 31,565th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on clean air, low property taxes, and the weather, and lowest on crime 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 Capulin expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $161,500. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $69,870 median income, cost of living beats 41% of towns.
Is Capulin safe?
Capulin is safer than 3% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,069 per resident a year.
Compare Capulin with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Capulin. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Capulin 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.
Capulin detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Capulin: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Capulin: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Capulin: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Capulin: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Capulin 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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