Best PlacesSeven Rivers, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Seven Rivers, 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.
Seven Rivers ranks 14,858th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Seven Rivers
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.
Seven Rivers' strengths and weaknesses
Where Seven Rivers ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 169 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of towns
- Household income$110,512 median, better than 90% of towns
- QuietBetter than 90% of towns
Where Seven Rivers ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 5% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 6% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Seven Rivers
A household needs to earn about $48,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Seven Rivers home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $110,512, 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 Seven Rivers' effective rate of 0.46%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Seven Rivers
Seven Rivers runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Seven Rivers.
Who works in Seven Rivers, and how
Work in Seven Rivers centers on mining & oil & gas and finance & insurance. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 76%
- Work from home 22%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Seven Rivers
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Seven Rivers.
What the weather is like in Seven Rivers, month by month
Seven Rivers sees roughly 169 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 97 degrees. January highs sit near 58, with lows near 29. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 58° | 41° | 29° |
| April | 81° | 64° | 48° |
| July | 97° | 84° | 71° |
| October | 79° | 63° | 51° |
Flying in and out of Seven Rivers
The nearest airport, Cavern City Air Terminal, is about 22 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 208 miles away.
The best schools in and around Seven Rivers
Schools across Seven Rivers average a B−, better than 63% of towns.
Top high schools
- Carlsbad Early College HighA · 75% proficient
- Artesia HighB+ · 55% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Seven Rivers school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Seven Rivers 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 Seven Rivers against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Seven Rivers
Is Seven Rivers a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Seven Rivers ranks 14,858th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, the weather, and what local pay buys, and lowest on civic engagement and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Seven Rivers expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $193,659. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $110,512 median income, cost of living beats 94% of towns.
Is Seven Rivers safe?
Seven Rivers is safer than 5% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $930 per resident a year.
Compare Seven Rivers with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Seven Rivers. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Seven Rivers 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.
Seven Rivers detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Seven Rivers: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Seven Rivers: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Seven Rivers: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Seven Rivers: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Seven Rivers 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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