Best PlacesTrampas, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Trampas, 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.
Trampas ranks 45,956th of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on the weather by a wide margin, and crime is the weak spot.
The best neighborhoods in Trampas
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.
Trampas' strengths and weaknesses
Where Trampas ranks high
- Nice weatherabout 163 pleasant days a year, better than 95% of towns
- Low property taxBetter than 94% of towns
- TransitBetter than 91% of towns
- Health outlookBetter than 90% of towns
- Heat safetyBetter than 88% of towns
Where Trampas ranks low
- Crime safetyBetter than only 2% of towns
- Short commute41.9 minutes each way, better than only 4% of towns
- Cell coverageBetter than only 6% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than only 6% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 7% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Trampas
A household needs to earn about $74,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Trampas home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That runs well above the area's median income of $50,127, so buying stretches a typical household.
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 Trampas' effective rate of 0.32%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Trampas
Trampas 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 Trampas.
Who works in Trampas, and how
Work in Trampas centers on hospitality & food and arts & entertainment. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 84%
- Work from home 13%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Trampas
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Trampas.
What the weather is like in Trampas, month by month
Trampas sees roughly 163 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 88 degrees. January highs sit near 41, with lows near 10. The comfortable stretch runs May through September.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 41° | 25° | 10° |
| April | 65° | 47° | 27° |
| July | 88° | 70° | 51° |
| October | 68° | 48° | 30° |
Flying in and out of Trampas
The nearest airport, Santa Fe Regional, is about 57 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 106 miles away.
The best schools in and around Trampas
Schools across Trampas average a D+, better than 21% of towns.
Top high schools
- Taos HighC+ · 35% proficient
- Penasco HighC · 31% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Trampas school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Trampas 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 Trampas against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Trampas
Is Trampas a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Trampas ranks 45,956th of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on the weather, low property taxes, and transit, and lowest on crime and long commutes. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Trampas expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $302,019. The overall cost of living runs about 5% above the national average. Set against a $50,127 median income, cost of living beats 6% of towns.
Is Trampas safe?
Trampas is safer than 2% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,237 per resident a year.
Compare Trampas with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Trampas. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Trampas 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.
Trampas detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Trampas: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Trampas: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Trampas: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Trampas: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Trampas 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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