Best PlacesPeralta, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Peralta, 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.
Peralta ranks 20,294th 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 Peralta
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.
Peralta's strengths and weaknesses
Where Peralta ranks high
- Cell coverageBetter than 99% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 168 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of towns
- TransitBetter than 94% of towns
- BikingBetter than 88% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than 85% of towns
Where Peralta ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 8% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 13% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 16% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 22% of towns
- Short commute31.3 minutes each way, better than only 27% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Peralta
A household needs to earn about $74,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Peralta home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $68,285; the gap is small, which keeps homes within reach of local pay.
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 Peralta's effective rate of 0.58%, 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 Peralta
Peralta'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 Peralta.
Who works in Peralta, and how
Work in Peralta centers on health care & social and admin & support services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Peralta
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Peralta.
What the weather is like in Peralta, month by month
Peralta sees roughly 168 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 35° | 22° |
| April | 76° | 59° | 41° |
| July | 95° | 80° | 65° |
| October | 74° | 58° | 43° |
Flying in and out of Peralta
Albuquerque International Sunport sits about 15 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 Peralta
Schools across Peralta average a C−, better than 28% of towns.
Top high schools
- Los Lunas HighC+ · 40% proficient
- Belen HighC · 31% proficient
- Valencia HighC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Peralta school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Peralta 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 Peralta against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Peralta
Is Peralta a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Peralta ranks 20,294th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on cell coverage, the weather, and transit, and lowest on tree cover and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Peralta expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $290,834. The overall cost of living runs about 9% below the national average. Set against a $68,285 median income, cost of living beats 54% of towns.
Is Peralta safe?
Peralta is safer than 29% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $507 per resident a year.
Compare Peralta with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Peralta. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Peralta 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.
Peralta detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Peralta: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Peralta: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Peralta: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Peralta: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Peralta 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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