Best PlacesParadise Hills, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Paradise Hills, 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.
Paradise Hills ranks 510th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Paradise Hills
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.
Paradise Hills' strengths and weaknesses
Where Paradise Hills ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 99% of cities
- Disaster safetyBetter than 94% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 162 pleasant days a year, better than 86% of cities
- Local economyBetter than 85% of cities
- Crime safetyBetter than 83% of cities
Where Paradise Hills ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 5% of cities
- Internet speedBetter than only 6% of cities
- Air qualityBetter than only 14% of cities
- WalkabilityBetter than only 21% of cities
- Big-city accessBetter than only 23% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Paradise Hills
A household needs to earn about $91,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Paradise Hills home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $92,541, 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 Paradise Hills' effective rate of 0.89%, 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 8 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Paradise Hills
Paradise Hills's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Paradise Hills.
Who works in Paradise Hills, and how
Work in Paradise Hills centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 81%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Paradise Hills
Paradise Hills has more parkland per resident than 80% of cities. That concentrates in some parts of Paradise Hills and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Paradise Hills, month by month
Paradise Hills sees roughly 162 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 33° | 20° |
| April | 71° | 54° | 36° |
| July | 92° | 77° | 60° |
| October | 72° | 56° | 39° |
Flying in and out of Paradise Hills
Albuquerque International Sunport sits about 12 miles away. It is a medium hub and boarded 2.6 million passengers in 2025, with 69 nonstop destinations.
The best schools in and around Paradise Hills
Schools across Paradise Hills average a B−, better than 64% of cities.
Top high schools
- Nex Gen AcademyA · 75% proficient
- Rio Rancho HighA− · 63% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Paradise Hills school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Paradise Hills 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 Paradise Hills against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Paradise Hills suits
Common questions about living in Paradise Hills
Is Paradise Hills a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Paradise Hills ranks 510th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on few empty homes, low disaster risk, and the weather, and lowest on tree cover and internet speeds. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Paradise Hills expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $343,205. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $92,541 median income, cost of living beats 65% of cities.
Is Paradise Hills safe?
Yes, Paradise Hills is safer than 83% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $296 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Paradise Hills?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 47 with lows near 20. That works out to about 162 pleasant days a year, more than 86% of cities.
Is Paradise Hills good for families?
Schools beat 64% of cities, crime safety beats 83%, and childcare runs $853 a month.
Compare Paradise Hills with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Paradise Hills. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Paradise Hills 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.
Paradise Hills detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Paradise Hills: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Paradise Hills: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Paradise Hills: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Paradise Hills: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Paradise Hills 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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