Best PlacesMangas Springs, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Mangas Springs, 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.
Mangas Springs ranks 42,286th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Mangas Springs
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.
Mangas Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Mangas Springs ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 156 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 93% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than 87% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 77% of towns
Where Mangas Springs ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 7% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 8% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 9% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Mangas Springs
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Mangas Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $56,824, 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 Mangas Springs' effective rate of 0.34%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Mangas Springs
Mangas Springs runs older 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 Mangas Springs.
Who works in Mangas Springs, and how
Work in Mangas Springs centers on agriculture & forestry and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Mangas Springs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Mangas Springs.
What the weather is like in Mangas Springs, month by month
Mangas Springs sees roughly 156 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 39° | 24° |
| April | 75° | 58° | 37° |
| July | 93° | 77° | 63° |
| October | 77° | 59° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Mangas Springs
The nearest airport, Grant County, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 189 miles away.
The best schools in and around Mangas Springs
Schools across Mangas Springs average a B−, better than 61% of towns.
Top high schools
- Cliff HighB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Mangas Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Mangas Springs 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 Mangas Springs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Mangas Springs
Is Mangas Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Mangas Springs ranks 42,286th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, the weather, and low property taxes, and lowest on civic engagement and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Mangas Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $227,638. The overall cost of living runs about 4% below the national average. Set against a $56,824 median income, cost of living beats 12% of towns.
Is Mangas Springs safe?
Mangas Springs is safer than 10% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $751 per resident a year.
Compare Mangas Springs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Mangas Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Mangas Springs 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.
Mangas Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Mangas Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Mangas Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Mangas Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Mangas Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Mangas Springs 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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