What is the Best Neighborhoods USA ranking for Cielito Lindo?
Cielito Lindo is ranked #129 of 187 eligible neighborhoods in Albuquerque; #155 of 222 eligible neighborhoods in NM; and #8,845 of 14,967 eligible neighborhoods in the United States.
Neighborhood Profile
Cielito Lindo
Albuquerque, NM | Bernalillo County
Scored premium profile
Best Neighborhoods USA Index
46.6
Stability and Strength
60.5
Value Opportunity
28.4
Momentum
49.8
Score note: Rankings show denominators so users always see the size of the eligible cohort.
| Context | Value |
|---|---|
| Location | Albuquerque, NM |
| County | Bernalillo County |
| National rank | #8,845 of 14,967 |
| State rank | #155 of 222 |
| City rank | #129 of 187 |
| County rank | #129 of 187 |
| National percentile | 40.9 |
| National band | MIDDLE_50_PERCENT |
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Housing and local fundamentals
| Housing and market metrics | Value |
|---|---|
| Current Zillow home value | $411,572 |
| Year-over-year home value change | -0.1% |
| Month-over-month home value change | 0.22% |
| Home value to income ratio | 2,906.96 |
| Median household income | $142 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 55.1% |
| Civilian unemployment rate | 0.0% |
| Homeownership rate | 96.7% |
| Housing vacancy rate | 10.4% |
| Rent burden 30% or higher | 19.6% |
How to read this profile
- Ranks are always shown with denominators.
- Momentum reflects both year-over-year and month-over-month housing change.
- Stability and Strength and Value Opportunity are governed composite scores.
- Identity composition is descriptive intelligence and is not a scoring component.
Questions and Answers
Questions About Living in Cielito Lindo
Is Cielito Lindo one of the best neighborhoods in Albuquerque?
Cielito Lindo has a Best Neighborhoods USA Index of 46.6 and a city ranking of #129 of 187 eligible neighborhoods in Albuquerque.
How much are homes worth in Cielito Lindo?
The current Zillow Home Value Index for Cielito Lindo is approximately $411,572.
Are home values rising or falling in Cielito Lindo?
Zillow neighborhood values changed -0.1% year over year and 0.22% month over month.
What is the Neighborhood Momentum Score for Cielito Lindo?
Cielito Lindo has a Neighborhood Momentum Score of 49.8. Momentum is 70% year-over-year and 30% month-over-month Zillow housing change.
What is the median household income in Cielito Lindo?
The NDS-derived neighborhood median household income is approximately $142.
How affordable is Cielito Lindo relative to household income?
The current Zillow home-value-to-household-income ratio is 2,906.96. Price-to-income affordability is a major Value Opportunity input.
Is Cielito Lindo primarily homeowners or renters?
The NDS-derived homeownership rate is approximately 96.7%.
What is the unemployment rate in Cielito Lindo?
The NDS-derived civilian unemployment rate is approximately 0.0%.
How educated are residents of Cielito Lindo?
Approximately 55.1% of residents age 25 and older are estimated to have a bachelor's degree or higher.
What share of renters in Cielito Lindo face high rent burden?
Approximately 19.6% of the applicable renter-household universe is estimated to spend 30% or more of household income on gross rent.
How does Best Neighborhoods USA score Cielito Lindo?
The overall index combines 40% Stability and Strength, 35% Value Opportunity, and 25% Momentum. Race, ethnicity, and identity composition are not scoring components.
Governed ranking context
How this neighborhood ranks
HMDA Mortgage Intelligence
Neighborhood Mortgage Market
Modeled neighborhood-level mortgage activity allocated from governed HMDA tract data using Zillow neighborhood geometry. These neighborhood values are nonadditive and do not enter the Best Neighborhoods USA Index.
Activity year2024
Estimated applications41
Estimated originations27
Home-purchase applications18
Origination rate66.3%
Home-purchase share44.6%
Average application loan$227,023
Total application loan amount$9,390,133
National application rank#8,002 of 14,874 rankable neighborhoods
Geometry coverage100.0%
Recent trend: Applications 23.9% YoY; originations 30.9% YoY
Mortgage methodology
HMDA is natively reported at tract and other lender-reporting geographies, not Zillow neighborhood or ZIP geography. This module uses the certified NDS HMDA-to-Zillow tract-vintage crosswalk and area-weighted allocation. Rankings require governed geometry coverage. Applicant demographics are excluded. Neighborhood values may overlap and must not be summed to reconstruct ZIP or national totals.