Best PlacesNorth Hobbs, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around North Hobbs, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
North Hobbs ranks 14,627th 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 North Hobbs
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.
North Hobbs' strengths and weaknesses
Where North Hobbs ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 177 pleasant days a year, better than 98% of towns
- Short commute20.2 minutes each way, better than 87% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 87% of towns
- BikingBetter than 84% of towns
Where North Hobbs ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 7% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 11% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 18% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in North Hobbs
A household needs to earn about $67,000 a year to comfortably buy the median North Hobbs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $89,019, 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 North Hobbs' effective rate of 0.59%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in North Hobbs
North Hobbs 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 North Hobbs.
Who works in North Hobbs, and how
Work in North Hobbs centers on mining & oil & gas and retail trade. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 96%
- Work from home 3%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in North Hobbs
North Hobbs has more parkland per resident than 97% of towns. That concentrates in some parts of North Hobbs and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in North Hobbs, month by month
North Hobbs sees roughly 177 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 North Hobbs
The nearest airport, Lea County Regional, is about 7 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 253 miles away.
The best schools in and around North Hobbs
Schools across North Hobbs average a C−, better than 28% of towns.
Top high schools
- Hobbs HighC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every North Hobbs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
North Hobbs 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 North Hobbs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in North Hobbs
Is North Hobbs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, North Hobbs ranks 14,627th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cell coverage, the weather, and short commutes, and lowest on tree cover and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is North Hobbs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $263,616. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $89,019 median income, cost of living beats 81% of towns.
Is North Hobbs safe?
North Hobbs is safer than 28% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $541 per resident a year.
Compare North Hobbs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to North Hobbs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in North Hobbs 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.
North Hobbs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for North Hobbs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in North Hobbs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of North Hobbs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in North Hobbs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
North Hobbs 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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