Best PlacesManuelitas, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Manuelitas, 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.
Manuelitas ranks 43,917th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Manuelitas
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.
Manuelitas' strengths and weaknesses
Where Manuelitas ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 151 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 92% of towns
- QuietBetter than 90% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 86% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 82% of towns
Where Manuelitas ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 6% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 8% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 8% of towns
Who lives in Manuelitas
Manuelitas runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Manuelitas.
Who works in Manuelitas, and how
Work in Manuelitas centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 75%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Manuelitas
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Manuelitas.
What the weather is like in Manuelitas, month by month
Manuelitas 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 Manuelitas
The nearest airport, Santa Fe Regional, is about 48 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 92 miles away.
The best schools in and around Manuelitas
Schools across Manuelitas average a C−, better than 27% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mora ElementaryC+ · 39% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lazaro Larry Garcia MiddleD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Robertson HighB− · 41% proficient
- Mora HighD− · 16% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Manuelitas school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Manuelitas 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 Manuelitas against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Manuelitas
Is Manuelitas a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Manuelitas ranks 43,917th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, population health, and quiet, and lowest on disaster risk and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Manuelitas safe?
Manuelitas is safer than 8% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $808 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Manuelitas?
July highs average about 87 degrees, and January highs near 49 with lows near 18. That works out to about 151 pleasant days a year, more than 93% of towns.
Compare Manuelitas with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Manuelitas. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Manuelitas 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.
Manuelitas detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Manuelitas: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Manuelitas: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Manuelitas: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Manuelitas: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Manuelitas 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.
- 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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