Best PlacesRociada, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Rociada, 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.
Rociada ranks 43,926th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and disaster risk is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Rociada
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.
Rociada's strengths and weaknesses
Where Rociada ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 154 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 91% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 85% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 82% of towns
- QuietBetter than 81% of towns
Where Rociada ranks low
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 6% of towns
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Rociada
A household needs to earn about $62,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Rociada home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $54,194, 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 Rociada's effective rate of 0.43%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Rociada
Rociada runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Rociada.
Who works in Rociada, and how
Work in Rociada centers on health care & social and retail trade. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 20%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Rociada
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Rociada.
What the weather is like in Rociada, month by month
Rociada sees roughly 154 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 32° | 18° |
| April | 67° | 49° | 31° |
| July | 87° | 69° | 54° |
| October | 69° | 52° | 36° |
Flying in and out of Rociada
The nearest airport, Santa Fe Regional, is about 42 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 88 miles away.
The best schools in and around Rociada
Schools across Rociada average a C−, better than 25% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Mora ElementaryC+ · 39% proficient
Top middle schools
- Lazaro Larry Garcia MiddleD+ · 26% proficient
Top high schools
- Robertson HighB− · 41% proficient
- Mora HighD− · 16% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Rociada school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Rociada 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 Rociada against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Rociada
Is Rociada a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Rociada ranks 43,926th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, population health, and low property taxes, and lowest on disaster risk and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Rociada expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $249,332. The overall cost of living runs about 17% below the national average. Set against a $54,194 median income, cost of living beats 18% of towns.
Is Rociada safe?
Rociada is safer than 6% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $904 per resident a year.
Compare Rociada with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Rociada. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Rociada 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.
Rociada detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Rociada: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Rociada: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Rociada: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Rociada: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Rociada 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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