Best PlacesTijeras Arroyo, Albuquerque, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tijeras Arroyo, 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.
Tijeras Arroyo, Albuquerque ranks 924th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and walkability ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Tijeras Arroyo, 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.
Tijeras Arroyo, Albuquerque's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tijeras Arroyo, Albuquerque ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 90% of neighborhoods
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 88% of neighborhoods
- Voter turnoutBetter than 85% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 174 pleasant days a year, better than 83% of neighborhoods
Where Tijeras Arroyo, Albuquerque ranks low
- WalkabilityBetter than only 1% of neighborhoods
- Tree shadeBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Cell coverageBetter than only 10% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
- TransitBetter than only 16% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Tijeras Arroyo, Albuquerque
A household needs to earn about $79,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tijeras Arroyo, Albuquerque home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $104,616, 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 Tijeras Arroyo, Albuquerque's effective rate of 0.83%, 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 Tijeras Arroyo, Albuquerque
Tijeras Arroyo, 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 Tijeras Arroyo, Albuquerque.
Who works in Tijeras Arroyo, Albuquerque, and how
Work in Tijeras Arroyo, Albuquerque centers on health care & social and professional & technical. Unemployment is low, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 74%
- Work from home 21%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Tijeras Arroyo, Albuquerque
Tijeras Arroyo, Albuquerque has more parkland per resident than 92% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Tijeras Arroyo, Albuquerque and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Tijeras Arroyo, Albuquerque, month by month
Tijeras Arroyo, Albuquerque sees roughly 174 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 95 degrees. January highs sit near 51, with lows near 24. The comfortable stretch runs April, May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 51° | 37° | 24° |
| April | 74° | 58° | 42° |
| July | 95° | 80° | 67° |
| October | 75° | 60° | 46° |
Flying in and out of Tijeras Arroyo, Albuquerque
Albuquerque International Sunport sits about 5 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 Tijeras Arroyo, Albuquerque
Schools across Tijeras Arroyo, Albuquerque average a C+, better than 65% 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 Tijeras Arroyo, Albuquerque school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tijeras Arroyo, 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 Tijeras Arroyo, Albuquerque against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Tijeras Arroyo, Albuquerque
Is Tijeras Arroyo, Albuquerque a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tijeras Arroyo, Albuquerque ranks 924th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on low disaster risk, a strong job market, and what local pay buys, and lowest on walkability and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tijeras Arroyo, Albuquerque expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $301,657. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $104,616 median income, cost of living beats 88% of neighborhoods.
Is Tijeras Arroyo, Albuquerque safe?
Yes, Tijeras Arroyo, Albuquerque is safer than 80% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $387 per resident a year.
Compare Tijeras Arroyo, Albuquerque with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tijeras Arroyo, Albuquerque. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tijeras Arroyo, 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.
Tijeras Arroyo, Albuquerque detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tijeras Arroyo, Albuquerque: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tijeras Arroyo, Albuquerque: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tijeras Arroyo, Albuquerque: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tijeras Arroyo, Albuquerque: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tijeras Arroyo, 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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