Best PlacesSan Jon, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around San Jon, 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 Jon ranks 42,439th 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 Jon
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 Jon's strengths and weaknesses
Where San Jon ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 96% of towns
- Short commute18.6 minutes each way, better than 92% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 88% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 134 pleasant days a year, better than 87% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 87% of towns
Where San Jon ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$34,432 median, better than only 3% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in San Jon
A household needs to earn about $38,000 a year to comfortably buy the median San Jon home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is only a little above the area's median income of $34,432; 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 Jon's effective rate of 0.42%, 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 4 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 Jon
San Jon 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 Jon.
Who works in San Jon, and how
Work in San Jon centers on agriculture & forestry and education. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 72%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 9%
Life in San Jon
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across San Jon.
What the weather is like in San Jon, month by month
San Jon sees roughly 134 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 98 degrees. January highs sit near 56, with lows near 22. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 56° | 38° | 22° |
| April | 78° | 58° | 40° |
| July | 98° | 81° | 65° |
| October | 78° | 59° | 43° |
Flying in and out of San Jon
The nearest airport, Clovis Regional, is about 56 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 183 miles away.
The best schools in and around San Jon
Schools across San Jon average a B−, better than 61% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- San Jon ElementaryA− · 56% proficient
- Logan ElementaryB+ · 55% proficient
Top middle schools
- San Jon Middle SchoolB+ · 50% proficient
Top high schools
- Logan HighB · 50% proficient
- Tucumcari HighC− · 26% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every San Jon school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
San Jon 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 Jon against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in San Jon
Is San Jon a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, San Jon ranks 42,439th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on clean air, short commutes, and a stable housing market, and lowest on tree cover and the cost of living against local pay. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is San Jon expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $154,319. The overall cost of living runs about 13% below the national average. Set against a $34,432 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is San Jon safe?
San Jon is safer than 10% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $762 per resident a year.
Compare San Jon with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to San Jon. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in San Jon 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 Jon detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for San Jon: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in San Jon: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of San Jon: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in San Jon: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
San Jon 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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