Best places to live in the Albuquerque metro area
Stacker compiled a list of the best places to live in the Albuquerque metro area using data from the Niche. Niche uses 15 weighted factors for its rankings. A majority of the score is based on cost of living, higher education rate, housing, public schools, diversity, and crime. You can read more about Niche's methodology here.
#25. Rio Communities
- Niche grade: C
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 4,924
#24. Santo Domingo Pueblo
- Niche grade: C+
- Public school grade: C-
- Population: 2,162
#23. Algodones
- Niche grade: C+
- Public school grade: C-
- Population: 1,198
#22. Belen
- Niche grade: C+
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 7,427
#21. Tome
- Niche grade: C+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 1,525
#20. Jarales
- Niche grade: C+
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 1,939
#19. Meadow Lake
- Niche grade: C+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 3,959
#18. South Valley
- Niche grade: C+
- Public school grade: C
- Population: 36,605
#17. Peralta
- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 3,385
#16. Bernalillo
- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: C
- Population: 9,068
#15. El Cerro
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 3,093
#14. North Valley
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 11,474
#13. Las Maravillas
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 1,776
#12. Los Lunas
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 17,932
#11. Bosque Farms
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 4,042
#10. Valencia
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 2,219
#9. Paradise Hills
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 4,662
#8. Albuquerque
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 562,488
#7. Placitas
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: C
- Population: 4,375
#6. Los Chaves
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 4,641
#5. Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 5,869
#4. Edgewood
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 6,122
#3. Rio Rancho
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 106,533
#2. Corrales
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 8,557
#1. Sandia Heights
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 3,083