Best PlacesSan Acacia, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around San Acacia, 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.
San Acacia ranks 41,945th 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 San Acacia
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.
San Acacia's strengths and weaknesses
Where San Acacia ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 172 pleasant days a year, better than 97% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 88% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 81% of towns
- Short commute22.3 minutes each way, better than 78% of towns
- Cheap childcare$629 a month, better than 76% of towns
Where San Acacia ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 1% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 4% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
- Household income$49,854 median, better than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in San Acacia
A household needs to earn about $68,000 a year to comfortably buy the median San Acacia home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $49,854, 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 San Acacia's effective rate of 0.47%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in San Acacia
San Acacia runs older than the country, and households here run smaller than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for San Acacia.
Who works in San Acacia, and how
Work in San Acacia centers on retail trade and agriculture & forestry. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 48%
- Work from home 25%
- Transit, walk, or bike 26%
Life in San Acacia
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across San Acacia.
What the weather is like in San Acacia, month by month
San Acacia sees roughly 172 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 53, with lows near 23. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 53° | 37° | 23° |
| April | 78° | 61° | 43° |
| July | 96° | 81° | 67° |
| October | 77° | 60° | 44° |
Flying in and out of San Acacia
Albuquerque International Sunport sits about 57 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 San Acacia
Schools across San Acacia average a C−, better than 25% of towns.
Top high schools
- Socorro HighB− · 45% proficient
- Belen HighC · 31% proficient
- Mountainair HighD+ · 25% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every San Acacia school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
San Acacia 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 San Acacia against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in San Acacia
Is San Acacia a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, San Acacia ranks 41,945th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, a strong job market, and low property taxes, and lowest on internet speeds and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is San Acacia expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $272,951. The overall cost of living runs about 10% below the national average. Set against a $49,854 median income, cost of living beats 65% of towns.
Is San Acacia safe?
San Acacia is safer than 4% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,020 per resident a year.
Compare San Acacia with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to San Acacia. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in San Acacia 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.
San Acacia detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for San Acacia: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in San Acacia: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of San Acacia: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in San Acacia: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
San Acacia 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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