Best PlacesSkies West, Albuquerque, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Skies West, Albuquerque, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Skies West, Albuquerque ranks 1,593rd of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and internet speeds rank lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Skies West, Albuquerque
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.
Skies West, Albuquerque's strengths and weaknesses
Where Skies West, Albuquerque ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Crime safetyBetter than 92% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Heat safetyBetter than 89% of neighborhoods
Where Skies West, Albuquerque ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 6% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 13% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Skies West, Albuquerque
A household needs to earn about $70,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Skies West, Albuquerque home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $83,445, 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 Skies West, Albuquerque's effective rate of 0.76%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Skies West, Albuquerque
Skies West, Albuquerque runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Skies West, Albuquerque.
Who works in Skies West, Albuquerque, and how
Work in Skies West, Albuquerque centers on professional & technical and health care & social. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 82%
- Work from home 16%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Skies West, Albuquerque
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Skies West, Albuquerque.
What the weather is like in Skies West, Albuquerque, month by month
Skies West, Albuquerque sees roughly 162 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 92 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 20. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and August through October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 33° | 20° |
| April | 71° | 54° | 36° |
| July | 92° | 77° | 60° |
| October | 72° | 56° | 39° |
Flying in and out of Skies West, Albuquerque
Albuquerque International Sunport sits about 13 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 Skies West, Albuquerque
Schools across Skies West, Albuquerque average a B−, better than 74% of neighborhoods.
Top high schools
- Nex Gen AcademyA · 75% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Skies West, Albuquerque school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Skies West, Albuquerque 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 Skies West, Albuquerque against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Skies West, Albuquerque
Is Skies West, Albuquerque a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Skies West, Albuquerque ranks 1,593rd of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on few empty homes, a strong job market, and low crime, and lowest on internet speeds and transit. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Skies West, Albuquerque expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $268,949. The overall cost of living runs about 15% below the national average. Set against a $83,445 median income, cost of living beats 69% of neighborhoods.
Is Skies West, Albuquerque safe?
Yes, Skies West, Albuquerque is safer than 92% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $295 per resident a year.
Compare Skies West, Albuquerque with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Skies West, Albuquerque. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Skies West, Albuquerque 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.
Skies West, Albuquerque detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Skies West, Albuquerque: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Skies West, Albuquerque: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Skies West, Albuquerque: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Skies West, Albuquerque: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Skies West, Albuquerque 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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