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88121 — House, NM

The neighborhood scorecard for ZIP 88121 in House, NM blends seven federal datasets into a single letter grade of F (9/100). The underlying inputs pulled for this ZIP include a median household income of $2,499, a median home value of $187,500, 30.6% 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 88121, 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 88121, the scorecard transparently drops that dimension rather than inventing a score.

Reading the grade means reading the dimensions together. The overall F score for 88121 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. Areas pulling the overall grade down are income, housing, rent.

F
Overall Score
9/100
88121 — House, NM
Income F
$2,499
Median household income
Education C-
30.6%
Bachelor's degree or higher
Housing F
75.0x
Home value $187,500 vs income
Commute N/A
N/A
Average commute time
Rent F
$973/mo
2BR fair market rent (467% of income)
Safety N/A
N/A
Violent crime rate (county)
Childcare N/A
N/A
Center-based infant care cost

Score Breakdown

Income

F
$2,499

Median household income

Score: 1/100

Education

C-
30.6%

Bachelor's degree or higher

Score: 51/100

Housing

F
75.0x

Home value $187,500 vs income

Score: 0/100

Commute

N/A
N/A

Average commute time

Rent

F
$973/mo

2BR fair market rent (467% of income)

Score: 0/100

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 88121 - House, NM: Grade F, Score 9/100
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What This Means

House, NM (88121) receives an overall grade of F based on publicly available data from the Census Bureau, HUD, FBI, and Department of Labor. Challenges include income and housing and rent. Data was unavailable for commute, safety, childcare — these dimensions were excluded from the overall score.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the overall score for ZIP 88121?▼
ZIP 88121 (House, NM) has an overall neighborhood score of 9/100, earning a grade of F. This score combines 7 dimensions: income, education, housing affordability, commute, rent, safety, and childcare costs.
Is 88121 a good place to live?▼
Based on Census, HUD, FBI, and DOL data, 88121 scores F overall. Areas that score lower: income, housing, rent.
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 to see how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.