Best PlacesTaylor Ranch, Albuquerque, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Taylor Ranch, Albuquerque, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. Costs and crime both read low, and the nearest big city is a drive away. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Taylor Ranch, Albuquerque ranks 1,608th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. Internet speeds pulls hardest against it, while it scores best on civic engagement.
The best neighborhoods in Taylor Ranch, 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.
Taylor Ranch, Albuquerque's strengths and weaknesses
Where Taylor Ranch, Albuquerque ranks high
- Voter turnoutBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Low vacancyBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 82% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$853 a month, better than 81% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 162 pleasant days a year, better than 81% of neighborhoods
Where Taylor Ranch, Albuquerque ranks low
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 12% of neighborhoods
- WalkabilityBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 15% of neighborhoods
- Air qualityBetter than only 22% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Taylor Ranch, Albuquerque
A household needs to earn about $83,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Taylor Ranch, Albuquerque home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $91,294, 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 Taylor Ranch, Albuquerque's effective rate of 0.94%, 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 7 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Taylor Ranch, Albuquerque
Taylor Ranch, Albuquerque 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 Taylor Ranch, Albuquerque.
Who works in Taylor Ranch, Albuquerque, and how
Work in Taylor Ranch, Albuquerque centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 79%
- Work from home 19%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Taylor Ranch, Albuquerque
Taylor Ranch, Albuquerque has more parkland per resident than 79% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Taylor Ranch, Albuquerque and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Taylor Ranch, Albuquerque, month by month
Taylor Ranch, 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 Taylor Ranch, Albuquerque
Albuquerque International Sunport sits about 9 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 Taylor Ranch, Albuquerque
Schools across Taylor Ranch, Albuquerque average a B−, better than 72% 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 Taylor Ranch, Albuquerque school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Taylor Ranch, 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 Taylor Ranch, Albuquerque against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Who Taylor Ranch, Albuquerque suits
Remote workers
Cost of living against local pay beats 78% of neighborhoods and 19% already work from home.
Retirees
The weather beats 81% of neighborhoods, health care access beats 60%, and it is quieter than 64%.
Common questions about living in Taylor Ranch, Albuquerque
Is Taylor Ranch, Albuquerque a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Taylor Ranch, Albuquerque ranks 1,608th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on civic engagement, few empty homes, and low disaster risk, and lowest on internet speeds and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Taylor Ranch, Albuquerque expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $313,242. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $91,294 median income, cost of living beats 78% of neighborhoods.
Is Taylor Ranch, Albuquerque safe?
Yes, Taylor Ranch, Albuquerque is safer than 72% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $431 per resident a year.
What is the weather like in Taylor Ranch, Albuquerque?
July highs average about 92 degrees, and January highs near 47 with lows near 20. That works out to about 162 pleasant days a year, more than 81% of neighborhoods.
Is Taylor Ranch, Albuquerque good for families?
Schools beat 72% of neighborhoods, crime safety beats 72%, and childcare runs $853 a month.
Compare Taylor Ranch, Albuquerque with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Taylor Ranch, Albuquerque. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Taylor Ranch, 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.
Taylor Ranch, Albuquerque detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Taylor Ranch, Albuquerque: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Taylor Ranch, Albuquerque: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Taylor Ranch, Albuquerque: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Taylor Ranch, Albuquerque: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Taylor Ranch, 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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