Best PlacesRedmesa, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Redmesa, 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.
Redmesa ranks 25,304th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on quiet by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Redmesa
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.
Redmesa's strengths and weaknesses
Where Redmesa ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 97% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 158 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 94% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 90% of towns
Where Redmesa ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 4% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 5% of towns
- State fiscal healthBetter than only 7% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 7% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Redmesa
A household needs to earn about $95,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Redmesa home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $84,643, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Redmesa's effective rate of 0.25%, 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 9 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Redmesa
Redmesa runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Redmesa.
Who works in Redmesa, and how
Work in Redmesa centers on retail trade and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 5%
Life in Redmesa
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Redmesa.
What the weather is like in Redmesa, month by month
Redmesa sees roughly 158 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 83 degrees. January highs sit near 35, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 35° | 27° | 22° |
| April | 58° | 45° | 36° |
| July | 83° | 70° | 60° |
| October | 61° | 49° | 41° |
Flying in and out of Redmesa
The nearest airport, Durango-La Plata County, is about 24 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 167 miles away.
The best schools in and around Redmesa
Schools across Redmesa average a C, better than 33% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mesa Elementary SchoolD · 21% proficient
- Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary SchoolD · 18% proficient
Top middle schools
- Escalante Middle SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
- Montezuma-cortez Middle SchoolD− · 15% proficient
Top high schools
- Durango High SchoolB+ · 52% proficient
- Southwest Colorado EschoolB− · 42% proficient
- Montezuma-cortez High SchoolD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Redmesa school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Redmesa 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 Redmesa against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Redmesa
Is Redmesa a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Redmesa ranks 25,304th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, low property taxes, and the weather, and lowest on internet speeds and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Redmesa expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $392,900. The overall cost of living runs about 10% above the national average. Set against a $84,643 median income, cost of living beats 39% of towns.
Is Redmesa safe?
Redmesa is safer than 50% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $416 per resident a year.
Compare Redmesa with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Redmesa. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Redmesa 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.
Redmesa detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Redmesa: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Redmesa: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Redmesa: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Redmesa: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Redmesa 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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