Best PlacesChacon, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Chacon, 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.
Chacon ranks 42,160th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Chacon
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.
Chacon's strengths and weaknesses
Where Chacon ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 99% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 141 pleasant days a year, better than 90% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 85% of towns
Where Chacon ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Chacon
A household needs to earn about $41,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Chacon home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $69,848, 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 Chacon's effective rate of 0.47%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Chacon
Chacon 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 Chacon.
Who works in Chacon, and how
Work in Chacon centers on health care & social and finance & insurance. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 94%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Chacon
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Chacon.
What the weather is like in Chacon, month by month
Chacon sees roughly 141 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 77 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 4. The comfortable stretch runs June through August.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 19° | 4° |
| April | 57° | 40° | 24° |
| July | 77° | 59° | 42° |
| October | 60° | 41° | 24° |
Flying in and out of Chacon
The nearest airport, Santa Fe Regional, is about 54 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 103 miles away.
The best schools in and around Chacon
Schools across Chacon average a C−, better than 20% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mora ElementaryC+ · 39% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lazaro Larry Garcia MiddleD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Penasco HighC · 31% proficient
- Mora HighD− · 16% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Chacon school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Chacon 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 Chacon against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Chacon
Is Chacon a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Chacon ranks 42,160th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, quiet, and heat safety, and lowest on disaster risk and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Chacon expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $162,500. The overall cost of living runs about 6% below the national average. Set against a $69,848 median income, cost of living beats 38% of towns.
Is Chacon safe?
Chacon is safer than 4% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $979 per resident a year.
Compare Chacon with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Chacon. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Chacon 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.
Chacon detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Chacon: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Chacon: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Chacon: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Chacon: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Chacon 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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