Best PlacesIgnacio, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Ignacio, 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.
Ignacio ranks 35,147th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Ignacio
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.
Ignacio's strengths and weaknesses
Where Ignacio ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 148 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 87% of towns
Where Ignacio ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 6% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Ignacio
A household needs to earn about $54,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Ignacio home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $55,809, 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 Ignacio's effective rate of 0.41%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Ignacio
Ignacio 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 Ignacio.
Who works in Ignacio, and how
Work in Ignacio centers on mining & oil & gas and other services. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 86%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Ignacio
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Ignacio.
What the weather is like in Ignacio, month by month
Ignacio sees roughly 148 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 39, with lows near 9. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 39° | 24° | 9° |
| April | 65° | 47° | 27° |
| July | 90° | 71° | 52° |
| October | 68° | 49° | 30° |
Flying in and out of Ignacio
The nearest airport, Durango-La Plata County, is about 18 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 143 miles away.
The best schools in and around Ignacio
Schools across Ignacio average a C+, better than 46% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mccoy Avenue ElementaryB · 50% proficient
- Park Avenue ElementaryB · 47% proficient
Top high schools
- Aztec HighC− · 30% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Ignacio school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Ignacio 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 Ignacio against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Ignacio
Is Ignacio a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Ignacio ranks 35,147th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, low disaster risk, and heat safety, and lowest on internet speeds and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Ignacio expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $216,800. The overall cost of living runs about 1% above the national average. Set against a $55,809 median income, cost of living beats 11% of towns.
Is Ignacio safe?
Ignacio is safer than 22% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $578 per resident a year.
Compare Ignacio with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Ignacio. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Ignacio 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.
Ignacio detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Ignacio: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Ignacio: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Ignacio: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Ignacio: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Ignacio 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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