Best PlacesTecolote, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tecolote, 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.
Tecolote ranks 22,603rd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a strong job market by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Tecolote
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.
Tecolote's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tecolote ranks high
- Local economyBetter than 98% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 94% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 147 pleasant days a year, better than 92% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 91% of towns
- Household income$112,962 median, better than 91% of towns
Where Tecolote ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 3% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 3% of towns
- BikingBetter than only 3% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 4% of towns
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Tecolote
A household needs to earn about $60,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tecolote home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $112,962, 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 Tecolote's effective rate of 0.48%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Tecolote
Tecolote runs older than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Tecolote.
Who works in Tecolote, and how
Work in Tecolote centers on public administration and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 89%
- Work from home 7%
- Transit, walk, or bike 3%
Life in Tecolote
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Tecolote.
What the weather is like in Tecolote, month by month
Tecolote sees roughly 147 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 87 degrees. January highs sit near 49, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 49° | 32° | 18° |
| April | 67° | 49° | 31° |
| July | 87° | 69° | 54° |
| October | 69° | 52° | 36° |
Flying in and out of Tecolote
The nearest airport, Santa Fe Regional, is about 47 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 81 miles away.
Tecolote 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 Tecolote against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Tecolote
Is Tecolote a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tecolote ranks 22,603rd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a strong job market, what local pay buys, and the weather, and lowest on civic engagement and crime. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tecolote expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $239,009. The overall cost of living runs about 16% below the national average. Set against a $112,962 median income, cost of living beats 94% of towns.
Is Tecolote safe?
Tecolote is safer than 3% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,072 per resident a year.
Compare Tecolote with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tecolote. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tecolote 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.
Tecolote detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tecolote: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tecolote: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tecolote: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tecolote: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tecolote 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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