Best PlacesWhites City, NM Best Neighborhoods
2026–2027 edition · Data updated July 2026
Every neighborhood in and around Whites City, 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.
Whites City ranks 10,142nd of 50,333 U.S. towns on the BestNeighborhood index. It scores highest on a stable housing market by a wide margin, and civic engagement ranks lowest.
The best neighborhoods in Whites City
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.
Whites City's strengths and weaknesses
Where Whites City ranks high
- Housing crash safetyBetter than 99% of towns
- Cost of living vs incomeBetter than 98% of towns
- QuietBetter than 97% of towns
- Nice weatherabout 166 pleasant days a year, better than 96% of towns
- Household income$134,363 median, better than 96% of towns
Where Whites City ranks low
- Voter turnoutBetter than only 1% of towns
- Air qualityBetter than only 1% of towns
- Crime safetyBetter than only 4% of towns
- Big-city accessBetter than only 6% of towns
- Internet speedBetter than only 8% of towns
What it costs to buy a home in Whites City
A household needs to earn about $51,000 a year to comfortably buy the median Whites City home, at 20% down and today's 30-year rate. That is below the area's own median income of $134,363, 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 Whites City's effective rate of 0.43%, and insurance is estimated at 0.4% of home value a year.
Who lives in Whites City
Whites City's age mix sits close to the national median.
Residents by age
Racial and ethnic makeup has its own map. See the race and diversity map for Whites City.
Who works in Whites City, and how
Work in Whites City centers on finance & insurance and public administration. Unemployment is low, and jobs are growing.
Largest industries
How people get to work
- Drive or carpool 65%
- Work from home 34%
- Transit, walk, or bike 2%
Life in Whites City
The map and measures below break down dining, culture, and green space by neighborhood across Whites City.
What the weather is like in Whites City, month by month
Whites City sees roughly 166 pleasant days a year. July highs average about 99 degrees. January highs sit near 61, with lows near 27. The comfortable stretch runs March through May, September, and October.
Show the monthly temperatures
| Month | Avg high | Avg | Avg low |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 61° | 43° | 27° |
| April | 84° | 65° | 46° |
| July | 99° | 84° | 69° |
| October | 82° | 64° | 49° |
Flying in and out of Whites City
The nearest airport, Cavern City Air Terminal, is about 19 miles away and is a small airport. The nearest major hub is Albuquerque International Sunport, about 236 miles away.
The best schools in and around Whites City
Schools across Whites City average a B−, better than 65% of towns.
Top high schools
- Carlsbad Early College HighA · 75% proficient
Grades come from K-12 test scores, with scores projected for schools missing data. See every Whites City school and its grade on SchoolGrade.
Whites City 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 Whites City against the other 50,332 towns.
Common questions about living in Whites City
Is Whites City a good place to live?
Using BestNeighborhood's default rankings, Whites City ranks 10,142nd of 50,333 towns. It scores highest on a stable housing market, what local pay buys, and quiet, and lowest on civic engagement and air quality. How good it is for you depends on which of those you weight most, which the map lets you set.
Is Whites City expensive to live in?
The median home is worth $205,800. The overall cost of living runs about 12% below the national average. Set against a $134,363 median income, cost of living beats 98% of towns.
Is Whites City safe?
Whites City is safer than 4% of towns. Safety varies a lot by neighborhood. Crime costs an estimated $1,042 per resident a year.
Compare Whites City with other towns
Sources and methodology
Every measure on this page is scored for each neighborhood, then rolled up to Whites City. Scores are absolute rather than ranked, which means a 60 in Whites City 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.
Whites City detail on BestNeighborhood maps:
- Walk Grade for Whites City: walkability, transit, and biking, measured on the real street network rather than by straight line distance.
- Noise in Whites City: road, rail, and aviation sound modeling calibrated against federal ground truth measurements.
- Conservative vs liberal map of Whites City: precinct level election results apportioned to neighborhoods.
- Mobile and cell coverage in Whites City: carrier by carrier coverage behind the cell score.
Whites City 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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