Best PlacesTohatchi, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Tohatchi, 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.
Tohatchi ranks 49,238th 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 Tohatchi
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.
Tohatchi's strengths and weaknesses
Where Tohatchi ranks high
- Disaster safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 99% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 97% of towns
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 95% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 154 pleasant days a year, better than 93% of towns
Where Tohatchi ranks low
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 1% of towns
- Local economyBetter than only 1% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 3% of towns
- Household income$35,172 median, better than only 3% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Tohatchi
A household needs to earn about $15,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Tohatchi home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $35,172, 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 Tohatchi's effective rate of 0.12%, 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 3 years, then pulls ahead as rent keeps rising and the mortgage builds equity. The chart tracks the running cost of each.
Who lives in Tohatchi
Tohatchi runs younger than the country, and households here run larger than average.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Tohatchi.
Who works in Tohatchi, and how
Work in Tohatchi centers on health care & social and education. Unemployment runs well above the national rate, and the job base is shrinking.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 12%
- Transit, walk, or bike 4%
Life in Tohatchi
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Tohatchi.
What the weather is like in Tohatchi, month by month
Tohatchi sees roughly 154 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 91 degrees. January highs sit near 47, with lows near 12. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 47° | 29° | 12° |
| April | 68° | 49° | 28° |
| July | 91° | 73° | 53° |
| October | 71° | 50° | 30° |
Flying in and out of Tohatchi
The nearest airport, Cortez Municipal, is about 96 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 140 miles away.
The best schools in and around Tohatchi
Schools across Tohatchi average a D+, better than 17% of towns.
Top elementary schools
- Naschitti ElementaryD+ · 25% proficient
Top middle schools
- Newcomb MiddleD · 21% proficient
- John F. Kennedy MiddleF · 10% proficient
Top high schools
- Miyamura High SchoolB · 50% proficient
- Newcomb HighF · 10% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Tohatchi school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Tohatchi 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 Tohatchi against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Tohatchi
Is Tohatchi a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Tohatchi ranks 49,238th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on low disaster risk, low property taxes, and heat safety, and lowest on thin health care access and a weak job market. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Tohatchi expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $64,616. The overall cost of living runs about 3% above the national average. Set against a $35,172 median income, cost of living beats 3% of towns.
Is Tohatchi safe?
Tohatchi is safer than 2% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,278 per resident a year.
Compare Tohatchi with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Tohatchi. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Tohatchi 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.
Tohatchi detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Tohatchi: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Tohatchi: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Tohatchi: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Tohatchi: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Tohatchi 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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