Best PlacesHeritage East, Albuquerque, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Heritage East, Albuquerque, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Local pay runs high here, and housing takes the biggest bite out of it. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Heritage East, Albuquerque ranks 25th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on what local pay buys by a wide margin, and air quality ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Heritage East, Albuquerque
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.
Heritage East, Albuquerque's strengths and weaknesses
Where Heritage East, Albuquerque ranks high
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 99% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
Where Heritage East, Albuquerque ranks low
- Air qualityBetter than only 8% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Heritage East, Albuquerque
A household needs to earn about $124,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Heritage East, Albuquerque home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $163,930, 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 Heritage East, Albuquerque's effective rate of 0.84%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Heritage East, Albuquerque
Heritage East, Albuquerque runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Heritage East, Albuquerque.
Who works in Heritage East, Albuquerque, and how
Work in Heritage East, Albuquerque centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 24%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Heritage East, Albuquerque
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Heritage East, Albuquerque.
What the weather is like in Heritage East, Albuquerque, month by month
Heritage East, Albuquerque sees roughly 174 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 37° | 24° |
| April | 74° | 58° | 42° |
| July | 95° | 80° | 67° |
| October | 75° | 60° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Heritage East, Albuquerque
Albuquerque International Sunport sits about 10 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 2.6 million passengers in 2025, with 69 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Heritage East, Albuquerque
Schools across Heritage East, Albuquerque average a B, better than 79% of neighborhoods.
Top high schools
- Nex Gen AcademyA · 75% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Heritage East, Albuquerque school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Heritage East, Albuquerque 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 Heritage East, Albuquerque against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Heritage East, Albuquerque
Is Heritage East, Albuquerque a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Heritage East, Albuquerque ranks 25th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on what local pay buys, few empty homes, and fast internet, and lowest on air quality and cell coverage. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Heritage East, Albuquerque expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $470,244. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $163,930 median income, cost of living beats 99% of neighborhoods.
Is Heritage East, Albuquerque safe?
Yes, Heritage East, Albuquerque is safer than 92% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $284 per resident a year.
Compare Heritage East, Albuquerque with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Heritage East, Albuquerque. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Heritage East, Albuquerque 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.
Heritage East, Albuquerque detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Heritage East, Albuquerque: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Heritage East, Albuquerque: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Heritage East, Albuquerque: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Heritage East, Albuquerque: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Heritage East, Albuquerque 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.
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