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1 / 25#25. Rio Communities
- Niche grade: C
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 4,924
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.
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2 / 25#24. Santo Domingo Pueblo
- Niche grade: C+
- Public school grade: C-
- Population: 2,162
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3 / 25#23. Algodones
- Niche grade: C+
- Public school grade: C-
- Population: 1,198
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4 / 25#22. Belen
- Niche grade: C+
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 7,427
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5 / 25#21. Tome
- Niche grade: C+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 1,525
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6 / 25#20. Jarales
- Niche grade: C+
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 1,939
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7 / 25#19. Meadow Lake
- Niche grade: C+
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 3,959
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8 / 25#18. South Valley
- Niche grade: C+
- Public school grade: C
- Population: 36,605
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9 / 25#17. Peralta
- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 3,385
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10 / 25#16. Bernalillo
- Niche grade: B-
- Public school grade: C
- Population: 9,068
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11 / 25#15. El Cerro
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 3,093
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12 / 25#14. North Valley
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B-
- Population: 11,474
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13 / 25#13. Las Maravillas
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 1,776
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14 / 25#12. Los Lunas
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 17,932
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15 / 25#11. Bosque Farms
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 4,042
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16 / 25#10. Valencia
- Niche grade: B
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 2,219
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17 / 25#9. Paradise Hills
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 4,662
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18 / 25#8. Albuquerque
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 562,488
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19 / 25#7. Placitas
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: C
- Population: 4,375
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20 / 25#6. Los Chaves
- Niche grade: B+
- Public school grade: C+
- Population: 4,641
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21 / 25#5. Los Ranchos de Albuquerque
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 5,869
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22 / 25#4. Edgewood
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: B
- Population: 6,122
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23 / 25#3. Rio Rancho
- Niche grade: A-
- Public school grade: A-
- Population: 106,533
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24 / 25#2. Corrales
- Niche grade: A
- Public school grade: B+
- Population: 8,557
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25 / 25#1. Sandia Heights
- Niche grade: A+
- Public school grade: A+
- Population: 3,083
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