Best PlacesHodgin, Albuquerque, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hodgin, Albuquerque, 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.
Hodgin, Albuquerque ranks 4,244th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. Crime pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on the weather.
The best neighborhoods in Hodgin, 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.
Hodgin, Albuquerque's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hodgin, Albuquerque ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 170 pleasant days a year, better than 82% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$853 a month, better than 81% of neighborhoods
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 73% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 72% of neighborhoods
- Short commute21.5 minutes each way, better than 70% of neighborhoods
Where Hodgin, Albuquerque ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 9% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Hodgin, Albuquerque
A household needs to earn about $53,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hodgin, Albuquerque home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $55,953, 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 Hodgin, Albuquerque's effective rate of 0.81%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Hodgin, Albuquerque
Hodgin, Albuquerque runs younger 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 Hodgin, Albuquerque.
Who works in Hodgin, Albuquerque, and how
Work in Hodgin, Albuquerque centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 14%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in Hodgin, Albuquerque
Hodgin, Albuquerque has more restaurants and bars per resident than 71% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Hodgin, Albuquerque and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Hodgin, Albuquerque, month by month
Hodgin, Albuquerque sees roughly 170 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 Hodgin, Albuquerque
Albuquerque International Sunport sits about 6 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 Hodgin, Albuquerque
Schools across Hodgin, Albuquerque average a C+, better than 65% 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 Hodgin, Albuquerque school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Hodgin, 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 Hodgin, Albuquerque against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Hodgin, Albuquerque
Is Hodgin, Albuquerque a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hodgin, Albuquerque ranks 4,244th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on the weather, affordable childcare, and cheap car insurance, and lowest on crime and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hodgin, Albuquerque expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $203,169. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $55,953 median income, cost of living beats 34% of neighborhoods.
Is Hodgin, Albuquerque safe?
Hodgin, Albuquerque is safer than 9% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,152 per resident a year.
Compare Hodgin, Albuquerque with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hodgin, Albuquerque. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hodgin, 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.
Hodgin, Albuquerque detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hodgin, Albuquerque: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hodgin, Albuquerque: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hodgin, Albuquerque: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hodgin, Albuquerque: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hodgin, 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.
Your priorities
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