Best PlacesCundiyo, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Cundiyo, 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.
Cundiyo ranks 32,067th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Cundiyo
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.
Cundiyo's strengths and weaknesses
Where Cundiyo ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 210 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- QuietBetter than 92% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 92% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 85% of towns
Where Cundiyo ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 9% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 13% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Cundiyo
A household needs to earn about $78,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Cundiyo home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $72,423; 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 Cundiyo's effective rate of 0.43%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Cundiyo
Cundiyo 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 Cundiyo.
Who works in Cundiyo, and how
Work in Cundiyo centers on professional & technical and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 17%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Cundiyo
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Cundiyo.
What the weather is like in Cundiyo, month by month
Cundiyo sees roughly 210 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 85 degrees. January highs sit near 40, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 40° | 31° | 24° |
| April | 64° | 51° | 41° |
| July | 85° | 72° | 62° |
| October | 65° | 53° | 44° |
Flying in and out of Cundiyo
The nearest airport, Santa Fe Regional, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 74 miles away.
The best schools in and around Cundiyo
Schools across Cundiyo average a C−, better than 28% of towns.
Top high schools
- Pojoaque HighB · 50% proficient
- Espanola Valley HighD · 18% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Cundiyo school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Cundiyo 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 Cundiyo against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Cundiyo
Is Cundiyo a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Cundiyo ranks 32,067th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, heat safety, and quiet, and lowest on crime and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Cundiyo expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $314,569. The overall cost of living runs about 8% below the national average. Set against a $72,423 median income, cost of living beats 44% of towns.
Is Cundiyo safe?
Cundiyo is safer than 4% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $968 per resident a year.
Compare Cundiyo with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Cundiyo. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Cundiyo 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.
Cundiyo detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Cundiyo: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Cundiyo: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Cundiyo: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Cundiyo: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Cundiyo 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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