Best PlacesDeming, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Deming, 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.
Deming ranks 40,913th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Deming
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.
Deming's strengths and weaknesses
Where Deming ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 96% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 156 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of towns
- Short commute18.8 minutes each way, better than 91% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 89% of towns
- BikingBetter than 89% of towns
Where Deming ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$38,550 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 8% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Deming
A household needs to earn about $36,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Deming home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $38,550, 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 Deming's effective rate of 0.55%, 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 Deming
Deming runs younger than the country, though it still carries a larger-than-average share of residents over 65.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Deming.
Who works in Deming, and how
Work in Deming centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 87%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Deming
Deming has more restaurants and bars per resident than 75% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of Deming and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Deming, month by month
Deming sees roughly 156 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 99 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 42° | 26° |
| April | 82° | 63° | 42° |
| July | 99° | 83° | 67° |
| October | 82° | 64° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Deming
The nearest airport, Grant County, is about 36 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 204 miles away.
The best schools in and around Deming
Schools across Deming average a C−, better than 32% of towns.
Top high schools
- Early College High SchoolB− · 45% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Deming school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Deming 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 Deming against the other 50,332 towns.
Who Deming suits
Common questions about living in Deming
Is Deming a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Deming ranks 40,913th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cell coverage, the weather, and short commutes, and lowest on thin health care access and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Deming expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $144,461. The overall cost of living runs about 19% below the national average. Set against a $38,550 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Deming safe?
Deming is safer than 27% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $553 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Deming?
July highs average about 99 degrees, and January highs near 60 with lows near 26. That works out to about 156 pleasant days a year, more than 94% of towns.
Is Deming good for families?
Schools beat 32% of towns, crime safety beats 27%, and childcare runs $602 a month.
Compare Deming with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Deming. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Deming 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.
Deming detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Deming: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Deming: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Deming: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Deming: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Deming 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.