Best PlacesSocorro, TX Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Socorro, 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.
Socorro ranks 1,949th of 2,098 U.S. cities on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on affordable childcare by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Socorro
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.
Socorro's strengths and weaknesses
Where Socorro ranks high
- Cheap childcare$564 a month, better than 97% of cities
- Low income/sales/gas taxBetter than 88% of cities
- State fiscal healthBetter than 88% of cities
- Nice weatherabout 175 pleasant days a year, better than 88% of cities
- Cell coverageBetter than 88% of cities
Where Socorro ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 1% of cities
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 1% of cities
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of cities
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 3% of cities
- Household income$55,609 median, better than only 4% of cities
What it costs to buy a home in Socorro
A household needs to earn about $42,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Socorro home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $55,609, 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 Socorro's effective rate of 1.85%, 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 Socorro
Socorro 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 Socorro.
Who works in Socorro, and how
Work in Socorro centers on construction and health care & social. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and employment has held roughly flat.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 9%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Socorro
Socorro has more restaurants and bars per resident than 92% of cities and more parkland per resident than 89% of cities. Dining, parks, and nightlife concentrates in some parts of Socorro and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Socorro, month by month
Socorro sees roughly 175 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 100 degrees. January highs sit near 62, with lows near 32. The comfortable stretch runs March, April, October, and November.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 62° | 47° | 32° |
| April | 84° | 69° | 52° |
| July | 100° | 87° | 73° |
| October | 84° | 69° | 55° |
Flying in and out of Socorro
The nearest airport, El Paso International, is about 13 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 235 miles away.
The best schools in and around Socorro
Schools across Socorro average a C, better than 32% of cities.
Top elementary schools
- Ernesto Serna SchoolC · 31% proficient
- Desert Wind ElD+ · 22% proficient
- Campestre ElD · 20% proficient
Top middle schools
- Idea Rio Vista College PreparatoryC+ · 38% proficient
- Ann M Garcia-enriquez MiddleD+ · 24% proficient
- Socorro MiddleD · 20% proficient
Top high schools
- Clint Isd Early College AcademyA · 68% proficient
- Mission Early College H SA− · 65% proficient
- Eastlake H SB− · 41% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Socorro school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Socorro 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 Socorro against the other 2,097 cities.
Who Socorro suits
Common questions about living in Socorro
Is Socorro a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Socorro ranks 1,949th of 2,098 cities. It scores highest on affordable childcare, low taxes, and state finances, and lowest on tree cover and education levels. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Socorro expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $142,206. The overall cost of living runs about 18% below the national average. Set against a $55,609 median income, cost of living beats 7% of cities.
Is Socorro safe?
Socorro is safer than 39% of cities. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $406 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Socorro?
July highs average about 100 degrees, and January highs near 62 with lows near 32. That works out to about 175 pleasant days a year, more than 88% of cities.
Is Socorro good for families?
Schools beat 32% of cities, crime safety beats 39%, and childcare runs $564 a month.
Compare Socorro with other cities
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Socorro. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Socorro 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.
Socorro detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Socorro: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Socorro: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Socorro: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Socorro: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Socorro 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
Move a slider to say how much a measure matters. Zero turns it off.