Best PlacesLas Tusas, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Las Tusas, 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.
Las Tusas ranks 47,055th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Las Tusas
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.
Las Tusas' strengths and weaknesses
Where Las Tusas ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 95% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 151 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 92% of towns
- Short commute20.5 minutes each way, better than 86% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 86% of towns
Where Las Tusas ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$39,337 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 3% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Las Tusas
A household needs to earn about $104,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Las Tusas home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $39,337, 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 Las Tusas' effective rate of 0.42%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Las Tusas
Las Tusas 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 Las Tusas.
Who works in Las Tusas, and how
Work in Las Tusas centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Las Tusas
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Las Tusas.
What the weather is like in Las Tusas, month by month
Las Tusas sees roughly 151 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 32° | 18° |
| April | 67° | 49° | 31° |
| July | 87° | 69° | 54° |
| October | 69° | 52° | 36° |
Flying in and out of Las Tusas
The nearest airport, Santa Fe Regional, is about 46 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 89 miles away.
The best schools in and around Las Tusas
Schools across Las Tusas average a D+, better than 21% of towns.
Top high schools
- Robertson HighB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Las Tusas school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Las Tusas 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 Las Tusas against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Las Tusas
Is Las Tusas a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Las Tusas ranks 47,055th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, the weather, and population health, and lowest on crime and low incomes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Las Tusas expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $419,000. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $39,337 median income, cost of living beats 9% of towns.
Is Las Tusas safe?
Las Tusas is safer than 3% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,100 per resident a year.
Compare Las Tusas with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Las Tusas. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Las Tusas 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.
Las Tusas detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Las Tusas: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Las Tusas: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Las Tusas: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Las Tusas: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Las Tusas 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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