Best PlacesHot Springs Landing, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Hot Springs Landing, 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.
Hot Springs Landing ranks 41,710th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on short commutes by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Hot Springs Landing
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.
Hot Springs Landing's strengths and weaknesses
Where Hot Springs Landing ranks high
- Short commute10.0 minutes each way, better than 99% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 174 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Cheap childcare$568 a month, better than 83% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 78% of towns
Where Hot Springs Landing ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 6% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 6% of towns
- Household income$45,383 median, better than only 8% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Hot Springs Landing
A household needs to earn about $58,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Hot Springs Landing home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $45,383, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Hot Springs Landing's effective rate of 0.57%, 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 Hot Springs Landing
Hot Springs Landing runs older 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 Hot Springs Landing.
Who works in Hot Springs Landing, and how
Work in Hot Springs Landing centers on agriculture & forestry and admin & support services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 14%
- Work from home 83%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Hot Springs Landing
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Hot Springs Landing.
What the weather is like in Hot Springs Landing, month by month
Hot Springs Landing sees roughly 174 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 28. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 42° | 28° |
| April | 80° | 64° | 46° |
| July | 97° | 82° | 69° |
| October | 80° | 64° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Hot Springs Landing
The nearest airport, Grant County, is about 74 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 132 miles away.
Hot Springs Landing 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 Hot Springs Landing against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Hot Springs Landing
Is Hot Springs Landing a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Hot Springs Landing ranks 41,710th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on short commutes, the weather, and low disaster risk, and lowest on crime and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Hot Springs Landing expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $229,900. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $45,383 median income, cost of living beats 8% of towns.
Is Hot Springs Landing safe?
Hot Springs Landing is safer than 4% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $995 per resident a year.
Compare Hot Springs Landing with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Hot Springs Landing. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Hot Springs Landing 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.
Hot Springs Landing detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Hot Springs Landing: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Hot Springs Landing: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Hot Springs Landing: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Hot Springs Landing: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Hot Springs Landing 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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