Best PlacesSouth Spring Acres, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around South Spring Acres, 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.
South Spring Acres ranks 18,333rd 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 South Spring Acres
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.
South Spring Acres' strengths and weaknesses
Where South Spring Acres ranks high
- Air qualityBetter than 98% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 95% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 160 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of towns
- QuietBetter than 88% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 85% of towns
Where South Spring Acres ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 10% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 12% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in South Spring Acres
A household needs to earn about $56,000 a year to comfortably buy the median South Spring Acres home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $88,491, 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 South Spring Acres' effective rate of 0.43%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in South Spring Acres
South Spring Acres 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 South Spring Acres.
Who works in South Spring Acres, and how
Work in South Spring Acres centers on education and public administration. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 88%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in South Spring Acres
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across South Spring Acres.
What the weather is like in South Spring Acres, month by month
South Spring Acres sees roughly 160 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 100 degrees. January highs sit near 60, with lows near 26. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 60° | 41° | 26° |
| April | 84° | 64° | 45° |
| July | 100° | 84° | 69° |
| October | 83° | 63° | 48° |
Flying in and out of South Spring Acres
The nearest airport, Roswell Air Center, is about 27 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 152 miles away.
The best schools in and around South Spring Acres
Schools across South Spring Acres average a C, better than 40% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Fort Sumner ElementaryB− · 40% proficient
- Berrendo ElementaryC · 35% proficient
Top middle schools
- Fort Sumner MiddleB− · 43% proficient
- Berrendo MiddleC · 34% proficient
Top high schools
- Fort Sumner HighA · 75% proficient
- Goddard HighC+ · 40% proficient
- Tatum HighD− · 16% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every South Spring Acres school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
South Spring Acres 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 South Spring Acres against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in South Spring Acres
Is South Spring Acres a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, South Spring Acres ranks 18,333rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on clean air, a strong job market, and the weather, and lowest on tree cover and distance from a big city. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is South Spring Acres expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $226,962. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $88,491 median income, cost of living beats 81% of towns.
Is South Spring Acres safe?
South Spring Acres is safer than 12% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $726 per resident a year.
Compare South Spring Acres with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to South Spring Acres. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in South Spring Acres 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.
South Spring Acres detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for South Spring Acres: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in South Spring Acres: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of South Spring Acres: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in South Spring Acres: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
South Spring Acres 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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