Best PlacesTinian, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tinian, 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.
Tinian ranks 33,769th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on low disaster risk by a wide margin, and thin health care access ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Tinian
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.
Tinian's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tinian ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 162 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 91% of towns
- TransitBetter than 89% of towns
- Local economyBetter than 86% of towns
Where Tinian ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 2% of towns
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of towns
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 7% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 11% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Tinian
A household needs to earn about $33,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tinian home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $49,339, 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 Tinian's effective rate of 0.36%, 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 5 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Tinian
Tinian 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 Tinian.
Who works in Tinian, and how
Work in Tinian centers on health care & social and admin & support services. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 90%
- Work from home 4%
- Transit, walk, or bike 6%
Life in Tinian
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Tinian.
What the weather is like in Tinian, month by month
Tinian sees roughly 162 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 96 degrees. January highs sit near 46, with lows near 18. The comfortable stretch runs May, June, and September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 46° | 31° | 18° |
| April | 71° | 53° | 34° |
| July | 96° | 79° | 61° |
| October | 73° | 54° | 37° |
Flying in and out of Tinian
The nearest airport, Durango-La Plata County, is about 39 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 143 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tinian
Schools across Tinian average a C, better than 40% of towns.
Top high schools
- Farmington HighA− · 65% proficient
- Piedra Vista HighC+ · 38% proficient
- Bloomfield HighC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tinian school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tinian 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 Tinian against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Tinian
Is Tinian a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tinian ranks 33,769th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, the weather, and low property taxes, and lowest on thin health care access and tree cover. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tinian expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $132,989. The overall cost of living runs about 5% below the national average. Set against a $49,339 median income, cost of living beats 7% of towns.
Is Tinian safe?
Tinian is safer than 22% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $585 per resident a year.
Compare Tinian with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tinian. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tinian 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.
Tinian detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tinian: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tinian: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tinian: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tinian: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tinian 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.