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87517 — Carson, NM

The neighborhood scorecard for ZIP 87517 in Carson, NM blends seven federal datasets into a single letter grade of C+ (64/100). The underlying inputs pulled for this ZIP include a median household income of $—, a median home value of $—, 36.6% of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher, and an average commute of —. Every value comes directly from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates tied to ZIP 87517, not a national average mapped onto the ZIP.

Cross-agency inputs extend the score beyond Census demographics. If any of these feeds is missing for 87517, the scorecard transparently drops that dimension rather than inventing a score.

Reading the grade means reading the dimensions together. The overall C+ score for 87517 reflects a weighted blend — Income (20%), Safety (20%), Housing (15%), Rent (15%), Education (10%), Commute (10%), and Childcare (10%) — and each dimension is benchmarked against national percentiles rather than in-state-only comparisons. The 2 nearby ZIP codes listed below provide immediate geographic context — two adjacent ZIPs can land several grade letters apart due to school-district boundaries, zoning, and commute arteries.

C+
Overall Score
64/100
87517 — Carson, NM
Income N/A
N/A
Median household income
Education C+
36.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher
Housing N/A
N/A
Home value to income ratio
Commute N/A
N/A
Average commute time
Rent N/A
N/A
2-bedroom fair market rent
Safety N/A
N/A
Violent crime rate (county)
Childcare N/A
N/A
Center-based infant care cost

Score Breakdown

Income

N/A
N/A

Median household income

Education

C+
36.6%

Bachelor's degree or higher

Score: 64/100

Housing

N/A
N/A

Home value to income ratio

Commute

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N/A

Average commute time

Rent

N/A
N/A

2-bedroom fair market rent

Safety

N/A
N/A

Violent crime rate (county)

Childcare

N/A
N/A

Center-based infant care cost

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Neighborhood Scorecard for ZIP 87517 — Carson, NM: Grade C+, Score 64/100
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What This Means

Carson, NM (87517) receives an overall grade of C+ based on publicly available data from the Census Bureau, HUD, FBI, and Department of Labor. Data was unavailable for income, housing, commute, rent, safety, childcare — these dimensions were excluded from the overall score.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the overall score for ZIP 87517?▼
ZIP 87517 (Carson, NM) has an overall neighborhood score of 64/100, earning a grade of C+. This score combines 7 dimensions: income, education, housing affordability, commute, rent, safety, and childcare costs.
Is 87517 a good place to live?▼
Based on Census, HUD, FBI, and DOL data, 87517 scores C+ overall.
How is the neighborhood scorecard calculated?▼
The scorecard evaluates 7 dimensions weighted by importance: Income (20%), Safety (20%), Housing affordability (15%), Rent (15%), Education (10%), Commute (10%), and Childcare (10%). Each metric is compared against national benchmarks to produce a percentile score.

Official Data Resources

HUD Fair Market Rents → FBI Crime Statistics → NCES School Data →

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Census Bureau ACS 5-Year Estimates. Source: HUD Fair Market Rents. Source: FBI Uniform Crime Report. Source: DOL Childcare Costs. Verify with HUD →

Read our methodology — how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.