Best PlacesHigh Rolls Mountain Park, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around High Rolls Mountain Park, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
High Rolls Mountain Park ranks 24,450th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in High Rolls Mountain Park
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.
High Rolls Mountain Park's strengths and weaknesses
Where High Rolls Mountain Park ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 202 pleasant days a year, better than 99% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 98% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 89% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 88% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 84% of towns
Where High Rolls Mountain Park ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Short commute44.0 minutes each way, better than only 2% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 19% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 19% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in High Rolls Mountain Park
A household needs to earn about $63,000 a year to comfortably buy the median High Rolls Mountain Park home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $89,528, 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 High Rolls Mountain Park's effective rate of 0.44%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in High Rolls Mountain Park
High Rolls Mountain Park runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for High Rolls Mountain Park.
Who works in High Rolls Mountain Park, and how
Work in High Rolls Mountain Park centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in High Rolls Mountain Park
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across High Rolls Mountain Park.
What the weather is like in High Rolls Mountain Park, month by month
High Rolls Mountain Park sees roughly 202 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 42° | 29° |
| April | 79° | 64° | 47° |
| July | 96° | 82° | 69° |
| October | 78° | 64° | 50° |
Flying in and out of High Rolls Mountain Park
The nearest airport, Roswell Air Center, is about 79 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 152 miles away.
The best schools in and around High Rolls Mountain Park
Schools across High Rolls Mountain Park average a B−, better than 56% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Cloudcroft ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
- Tularosa IntermediateC− · 28% proficient
Top middle schools
- Cloudcroft MiddleB− · 40% proficient
- Tularosa MiddleC− · 28% proficient
Top high schools
- Cloudcroft HighB− · 41% proficient
- Tularosa HighD− · 16% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every High Rolls Mountain Park school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
High Rolls Mountain Park 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 High Rolls Mountain Park against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in High Rolls Mountain Park
Is High Rolls Mountain Park a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, High Rolls Mountain Park ranks 24,450th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, clean air, and a strong job market, and lowest on disaster risk and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is High Rolls Mountain Park expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $255,303. The overall cost of living runs about 6% above the national average. Set against a $89,528 median income, cost of living beats 56% of towns.
Is High Rolls Mountain Park safe?
High Rolls Mountain Park is safer than 54% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $437 per resident a year.
Compare High Rolls Mountain Park with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to High Rolls Mountain Park. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in High Rolls Mountain Park 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.
High Rolls Mountain Park detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for High Rolls Mountain Park: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in High Rolls Mountain Park: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of High Rolls Mountain Park: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in High Rolls Mountain Park: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
High Rolls Mountain Park 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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