Best PlacesParkway, Albuquerque, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Parkway, Albuquerque, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Parkway, Albuquerque ranks 2,515th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Parkway, Albuquerque
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.
Parkway, Albuquerque's strengths and weaknesses
Where Parkway, Albuquerque ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 96% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 91% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 86% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$853 a month, better than 81% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 162 pleasant days a year, better than 81% of neighborhoods
Where Parkway, Albuquerque ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- QuietBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 4% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Parkway, Albuquerque
A household needs to earn about $80,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Parkway, Albuquerque home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $97,123, 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 Parkway, Albuquerque's effective rate of 0.98%, 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 Parkway, Albuquerque
Parkway, Albuquerque 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 Parkway, Albuquerque.
Who works in Parkway, Albuquerque, and how
Work in Parkway, Albuquerque centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 10%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Parkway, Albuquerque
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Parkway, Albuquerque.
What the weather is like in Parkway, Albuquerque, month by month
Parkway, Albuquerque 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 Parkway, Albuquerque
Albuquerque International Sunport sits about 8 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 Parkway, Albuquerque
Schools across Parkway, Albuquerque average a C+, better than 66% of neighborhoods.
Top high schools
- Nex Gen AcademyA · 75% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Parkway, Albuquerque school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Parkway, Albuquerque 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 Parkway, Albuquerque against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Parkway, Albuquerque
Is Parkway, Albuquerque a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Parkway, Albuquerque ranks 2,515th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low disaster risk, heat safety, and few empty homes, and lowest on tree cover and noise. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Parkway, Albuquerque expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $297,433. The overall cost of living runs about 11% below the national average. Set against a $97,123 median income, cost of living beats 78% of neighborhoods.
Is Parkway, Albuquerque safe?
Yes, Parkway, Albuquerque is safer than 80% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $381 per resident a year.
Compare Parkway, Albuquerque with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Parkway, Albuquerque. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Parkway, Albuquerque 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.
Parkway, Albuquerque detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Parkway, Albuquerque: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Parkway, Albuquerque: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Parkway, Albuquerque: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Parkway, Albuquerque: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Parkway, Albuquerque 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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