Best PlacesHillburn City, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hillburn City, 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.
Hillburn City ranks 20,902nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and distance from a big city ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Hillburn City
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.
Hillburn City's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hillburn City ranks high
- Short commute11.9 minutes each way, better than 99% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 178 pleasant days a year, better than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 97% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than 85% of towns
Where Hillburn City ranks low
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 4% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 9% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hillburn City
A household needs to earn about $61,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hillburn City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $81,999, 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 Hillburn City's effective rate of 0.54%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Hillburn City
Hillburn City runs older than the country, though fewer residents are over 65 than the national share.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Hillburn City.
Who works in Hillburn City, and how
Work in Hillburn City centers on wholesale trade and other services. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 2%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Hillburn City
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hillburn City.
What the weather is like in Hillburn City, month by month
Hillburn City sees roughly 178 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 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° | 41° | 29° |
| April | 79° | 63° | 47° |
| July | 95° | 82° | 69° |
| October | 78° | 62° | 50° |
Flying in and out of Hillburn City
The nearest airport, Lea County Regional, is about 25 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 234 miles away.
The best schools in and around Hillburn City
Schools across Hillburn City average a C−, better than 31% of towns.
Top high schools
- Lovington HighB− · 45% proficient
- Tatum HighD− · 16% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Hillburn City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hillburn City 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 Hillburn City against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hillburn City
Is Hillburn City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hillburn City ranks 20,902nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, the weather, and quiet, and lowest on distance from a big city and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hillburn City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $243,042. The overall cost of living runs about 20% below the national average. Set against a $81,999 median income, cost of living beats 78% of towns.
Is Hillburn City safe?
Hillburn City is safer than 10% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $747 per resident a year.
Compare Hillburn City with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hillburn City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hillburn City 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.
Hillburn City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hillburn City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hillburn City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hillburn City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hillburn City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hillburn City 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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