Best PlacesPinehill, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Pinehill, 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.
Pinehill ranks 45,868th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low property taxes by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Pinehill
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.
Pinehill's strengths and weaknesses
Where Pinehill ranks high
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than 97% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 96% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 162 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of towns
Where Pinehill ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 2% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$32,421 median, better than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Pinehill
A household needs to earn about $20,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Pinehill home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $32,421, 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 Pinehill's effective rate of 0.00%, 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 4 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Pinehill
Pinehill 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 Pinehill.
Who works in Pinehill, and how
Work in Pinehill centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 83%
- Work from home 11%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Pinehill
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Pinehill.
What the weather is like in Pinehill, month by month
Pinehill sees roughly 162 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 90 degrees. January highs sit near 48, with lows near 14. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 48° | 30° | 14° |
| April | 70° | 50° | 29° |
| July | 90° | 73° | 54° |
| October | 72° | 51° | 32° |
Flying in and out of Pinehill
The nearest airport, Show Low Regional, is about 101 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 103 miles away.
The best schools in and around Pinehill
Schools across Pinehill average a C+, better than 49% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- San Rafael ElementaryB · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Quemado HighB · 50% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Pinehill school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Pinehill 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 Pinehill against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Pinehill
Is Pinehill a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Pinehill ranks 45,868th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low property taxes, low disaster risk, and clean air, and lowest on civic engagement and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Pinehill expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $87,423. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $32,421 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Pinehill safe?
Pinehill is safer than 6% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $899 per resident a year.
Compare Pinehill with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Pinehill. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Pinehill 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.
Pinehill detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Pinehill: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Pinehill: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Pinehill: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Pinehill: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Pinehill 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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