Best PlacesSan Acacio, CO Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around San Acacio, 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 Acacio ranks 45,869th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on clean air by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in San Acacio
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 Acacio's strengths and weaknesses
Where San Acacio ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 99% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 95% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 157 pleasant days a year, better than 94% of towns
- QuietBetter than 85% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 85% of towns
Where San Acacio ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- School gradeD−, better than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$37,249 median, better than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in San Acacio
A household needs to earn about $39,000 a year to comfortably buy the median San Acacio home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $37,249; 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 San Acacio's effective rate of 0.28%, 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 6 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in San Acacio
San Acacio 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 Acacio.
Who works in San Acacio, and how
Work in San Acacio centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment sits above the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 78%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 10%
Life in San Acacio
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across San Acacio.
What the weather is like in San Acacio, month by month
San Acacio sees roughly 157 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 86 degrees. January highs sit near 37, with lows near -1. The comfortable stretch runs June through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 37° | 17° | -1° |
| April | 64° | 45° | 23° |
| July | 86° | 66° | 46° |
| October | 67° | 45° | 24° |
Flying in and out of San Acacio
The nearest airport, San Luis Valley Regional/Bergman Field, is about 21 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 163 miles away.
The best schools in and around San Acacio
Schools across San Acacio average a D−, better than 2% of towns.
Top high schools
- Sierra Grande K-12 SchoolD · 14% proficient
- Centennial SchoolD− · 12% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every San Acacio school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
San Acacio 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 Acacio against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in San Acacio
Is San Acacio a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, San Acacio ranks 45,869th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on clean air, low property taxes, and the weather, and lowest on tree cover and the schools. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is San Acacio expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $160,738. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $37,249 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is San Acacio safe?
San Acacio is safer than 3% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,111 per resident a year.
Compare San Acacio with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to San Acacio. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in San Acacio 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 Acacio detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for San Acacio: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in San Acacio: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of San Acacio: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in San Acacio: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
San Acacio 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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