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88421 — Garita, NM

The neighborhood scorecard for ZIP 88421 in Garita, NM blends seven federal datasets into a single letter grade of F (0/100). The underlying inputs pulled for this ZIP include a median household income of $—, a median home value of $—, —% 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 88421, 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 88421, the scorecard transparently drops that dimension rather than inventing a score.

Reading the grade means reading the dimensions together. The overall F score for 88421 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.

F
Overall Score
0/100
88421 — Garita, NM
Income N/A
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Median household income
Education N/A
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Bachelor's degree or higher
Housing N/A
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Home value to income ratio
Commute N/A
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Average commute time
Rent N/A
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2-bedroom fair market rent
Safety N/A
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Violent crime rate (county)
Childcare N/A
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Center-based infant care cost

Score Breakdown

Income

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Median household income

Education

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Bachelor's degree or higher

Housing

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Home value to income ratio

Commute

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Average commute time

Rent

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2-bedroom fair market rent

Safety

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Violent crime rate (county)

Childcare

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Center-based infant care cost

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Neighborhood Scorecard for ZIP 88421 — Garita, NM: Grade F, Score 0/100
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What This Means

Garita, NM (88421) receives an overall grade of F based on publicly available data from the Census Bureau, HUD, FBI, and Department of Labor. Data was unavailable for income, education, 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 88421?▼
ZIP 88421 (Garita, NM) has an overall neighborhood score of 0/100, earning a grade of F. This score combines 7 dimensions: income, education, housing affordability, commute, rent, safety, and childcare costs.
Is 88421 a good place to live?▼
Based on Census, HUD, FBI, and DOL data, 88421 scores F 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.