Best PlacesLovington, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Lovington, 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.
Lovington ranks 28,415th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on cell coverage by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Lovington
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.
Lovington's strengths and weaknesses
Where Lovington ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 178 pleasant days a year, better than 98% of towns
- WalkabilityBetter than 97% of towns
- BikingBetter than 92% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 83% of towns
Where Lovington ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 4% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Lovington
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Lovington home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $76,564, 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 Lovington's effective rate of 0.45%, 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 Lovington
Lovington runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Lovington.
Who works in Lovington, and how
Work in Lovington centers on mining & oil & gas and education. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 8%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Lovington
Lovington has more restaurants and bars per resident than 69% of towns and more parkland per resident than 95% of towns. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Lovington and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Lovington, month by month
Lovington 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 Lovington
The nearest airport, Lea County Regional, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 236 miles away.
The best schools in and around Lovington
Schools across Lovington average a C−, better than 32% of towns.
Top high schools
- Lovington HighB− · 45% proficient
- Hobbs HighC+ · 35% proficient
- Tatum HighD− · 16% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Lovington school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Lovington 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 Lovington against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Lovington
Is Lovington a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Lovington ranks 28,415th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cell coverage, the weather, and walkability, and lowest on tree cover and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Lovington expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $193,157. The overall cost of living runs about 21% below the national average. Set against a $76,564 median income, cost of living beats 69% of towns.
Is Lovington safe?
Lovington is safer than 9% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $809 per resident a year.
Compare Lovington with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Lovington. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Lovington 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.
Lovington detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Lovington: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Lovington: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Lovington: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Lovington: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Lovington 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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