Best PlacesSan Lorenzo, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around San Lorenzo, 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 Lorenzo ranks 43,075th 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 San Lorenzo
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 Lorenzo's strengths and weaknesses
Where San Lorenzo ranks high
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 169 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 90% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 87% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 86% of towns
Where San Lorenzo ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 2% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of towns
- Disaster safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 7% of towns
- Low vacancyBetter than only 10% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in San Lorenzo
A household needs to earn about $43,000 a year to comfortably buy the median San Lorenzo home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $47,853, so a typical household can afford the median home outright.
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 Lorenzo's effective rate of 0.38%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in San Lorenzo
San Lorenzo 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 Lorenzo.
Who works in San Lorenzo, and how
Work in San Lorenzo centers on education and admin & support services. Unemployment is low, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 91%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in San Lorenzo
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across San Lorenzo.
What the weather is like in San Lorenzo, month by month
San Lorenzo sees roughly 169 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 93 degrees. January highs sit near 55, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 55° | 39° | 24° |
| April | 75° | 58° | 37° |
| July | 93° | 77° | 63° |
| October | 77° | 59° | 43° |
Flying in and out of San Lorenzo
The nearest airport, Grant County, is about 20 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 169 miles away.
San Lorenzo 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 Lorenzo against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in San Lorenzo
Is San Lorenzo a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, San Lorenzo ranks 43,075th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on quiet, the weather, and low property taxes, 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 San Lorenzo expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $173,890. The overall cost of living runs about 7% below the national average. Set against a $47,853 median income, cost of living beats 7% of towns.
Is San Lorenzo safe?
San Lorenzo is safer than 12% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $681 per resident a year.
Compare San Lorenzo with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to San Lorenzo. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in San Lorenzo 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 Lorenzo detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for San Lorenzo: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in San Lorenzo: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of San Lorenzo: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in San Lorenzo: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
San Lorenzo 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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