Best PlacesRadium Springs, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Radium Springs, 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.
Radium Springs ranks 35,600th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Radium Springs
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.
Radium Springs' strengths and weaknesses
Where Radium Springs ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 166 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than 90% of towns
- Short commute20.8 minutes each way, better than 85% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 79% of towns
- Cheap car insuranceBetter than 71% of towns
Where Radium Springs ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 3% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 7% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 11% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 15% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Radium Springs
A household needs to earn about $67,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Radium Springs home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $63,541; 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 Radium Springs' effective rate of 0.48%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Renting versus buying
At today's prices and rents, renting stays cheaper than buying across the first 10 years here, so the case for buying rests on staying much longer or on prices rising faster than assumed. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Radium Springs
Radium Springs'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 Radium Springs.
Who works in Radium Springs, and how
Work in Radium Springs centers on education and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Radium Springs
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Radium Springs.
What the weather is like in Radium Springs, month by month
Radium Springs sees roughly 166 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 39° | 24° |
| April | 80° | 62° | 42° |
| July | 97° | 82° | 67° |
| October | 80° | 62° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Radium Springs
The nearest airport, El Paso International, is about 59 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 176 miles away.
The best schools in and around Radium Springs
Schools across Radium Springs average a C, better than 53% of towns.
Top high schools
- Mayfield HighC+ · 35% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Radium Springs school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Radium Springs 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 Radium Springs against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Radium Springs
Is Radium Springs a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Radium Springs ranks 35,600th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, low disaster risk, and short commutes, and lowest on internet speeds and civic engagement. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Radium Springs expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $266,440. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $63,541 median income, cost of living beats 29% of towns.
Is Radium Springs safe?
Radium Springs is safer than 11% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $758 per resident a year.
Compare Radium Springs with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Radium Springs. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Radium Springs 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.
Radium Springs detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Radium Springs: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Radium Springs: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Radium Springs: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Radium Springs: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Radium Springs 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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