Best PlacesWestgate Vecinos, Albuquerque, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Westgate Vecinos, Albuquerque, scored on 40 measures of daily life and ranked to fit what matters to you. This page is for people who live here or already know they want to. To work out which city fits you best, start with the best places to live tool.
Westgate Vecinos, Albuquerque ranks 3,484th of 5,983 U.S. neighborhoods on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on few empty homes by a wide margin, and tree cover ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Westgate Vecinos, 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.
Westgate Vecinos, Albuquerque's strengths and weaknesses
Where Westgate Vecinos, Albuquerque ranks high
- Low vacancyBetter than 97% of neighborhoods
- Local economyBetter than 95% of neighborhoods
- Disaster safetyBetter than 84% of neighborhoods
- Nice weatherabout 169 pleasant days a year, better than 82% of neighborhoods
- Cheap childcare$853 a month, better than 81% of neighborhoods
Where Westgate Vecinos, Albuquerque ranks low
- Tree shadeBetter than only 2% of neighborhoods
- Healthcare accessBetter than only 3% of neighborhoods
- Internet speedBetter than only 5% of neighborhoods
- Educational attainmentBetter than only 11% of neighborhoods
- Big-city accessBetter than only 14% of neighborhoods
What it costs to buy a home in Westgate Vecinos, Albuquerque
A household needs to earn about $54,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Westgate Vecinos, Albuquerque home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $65,240, 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 Westgate Vecinos, Albuquerque's effective rate of 0.73%, 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 Westgate Vecinos, Albuquerque
Westgate Vecinos, Albuquerque runs younger than the country.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Westgate Vecinos, Albuquerque.
Who works in Westgate Vecinos, Albuquerque, and how
Work in Westgate Vecinos, Albuquerque centers on health care & social and construction. Unemployment is close to the national rate, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 93%
- Work from home 6%
- Transit, walk, or bike 1%
Life in Westgate Vecinos, Albuquerque
Westgate Vecinos, Albuquerque has more parkland per resident than 89% of neighborhoods. That concentrates in some parts of Westgate Vecinos, Albuquerque and thins out in others, which the map shows.
What the weather is like in Westgate Vecinos, Albuquerque, month by month
Westgate Vecinos, Albuquerque sees roughly 169 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 Westgate Vecinos, Albuquerque
Albuquerque International Sunport sits about 6 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 Westgate Vecinos, Albuquerque
Schools across Westgate Vecinos, Albuquerque average a C+, better than 69% 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 Westgate Vecinos, Albuquerque school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Westgate Vecinos, 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 Westgate Vecinos, Albuquerque against the other 5,982 neighborhoods.
Common questions about living in Westgate Vecinos, Albuquerque
Is Westgate Vecinos, Albuquerque a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Westgate Vecinos, Albuquerque ranks 3,484th of 5,983 neighborhoods. It scores highest on few empty homes, a strong job market, and low disaster risk, and lowest on tree cover and thin health care access. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Westgate Vecinos, Albuquerque expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $208,367. The overall cost of living runs about 14% below the national average. Set against a $65,240 median income, cost of living beats 40% of neighborhoods.
Is Westgate Vecinos, Albuquerque safe?
Yes, Westgate Vecinos, Albuquerque is safer than 75% of neighborhoods. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $420 per resident a year.
Compare Westgate Vecinos, Albuquerque with other neighborhoods
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Westgate Vecinos, Albuquerque. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Westgate Vecinos, 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.
Westgate Vecinos, Albuquerque detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Westgate Vecinos, Albuquerque: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Westgate Vecinos, Albuquerque: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Westgate Vecinos, Albuquerque: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Westgate Vecinos, Albuquerque: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Westgate Vecinos, 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.
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