Safest Neighborhoods in the 87124 ZIP Code

Loma Colorado roughly translates to “little red hills”, and the distinctive imagery this name evokes is matched by the neighborhood’s unique arrangement of suburban homes. It is surrounded by some of Rio Rancho’s top public amenities, including the high school, the aquatic center and the massive Rio Rancho Sports Complex, and is within commuting

The wide-open plains west of Unger Boulevard in Rio Rancho have been lined with the framework of suburban streets for decades, but until recently, homes were a rarity among the desert brush. The area is known as Rio Rancho Estates, and it was conceived in the 1970s as a vast development on the city's outskirts. “Rio Rancho Estates was subdivided

Cabezon in Rio Rancho features Southwestern-style homes and parks like Cabezon Park. The area is growing with new retail developments. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary is highly rated.

Rio Rancho was developed to give Albuquerque commuters more housing options outside the city without sacrificing proximity to parks and shopping. “There are plenty of grocery stores and gyms in Rio Rancho. Everything is right there,” says Toby Rich, an agent with Amazing Properties who has been selling around Albuquerque for five years. “If you

Panorama Heights is a pair of subdivisions threaded through by patches of open space that serve as physical reminders of the neighborhood's founding. “Panorama Heights is an old golf course community,” says Justin Tate, Realtor with EXP Realty and area resident of 12 years. “The country club clubhouse burned down in 2011 or 2012, and the area fell

Broadmoor in Rio Rancho has Southwestern-style homes from the 1980s-90s. Vista Sandia Park and the Rio Rancho Sports Complex are nearby. Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary and Lincoln Middle School are highly rated.

Vista Hills, a neighborhood just north of Rio Rancho, is often defined in conversation by how it contrasts with the adjacent community. “Vista Hills is a much older community than its neighbor, Loma Colorado,” says Realtor Jim Shive of Keller Williams, who has over 12 years of experience in the area. “It’s probably one of the first communities