Sawmill Crossing

Albuquerque, NM · Albuquerque Public Schools · #5 in Albuquerque

Livability93.7/ 100
Where to live
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Why this score

What we measured for a family deciding where to buy.

Schools90.0
36 elementary nearby, avg 4.5/5
Services access92.0
Across the 9 PCS verticals
Distance to base100.0
1 mi to the gate · 2 min

Crime isn't folded into this score — it's only reported at the county level, not by neighborhood. See the county figure below.

Crime & safety

Violent crime for the county Sawmill Crossing sits in — the closest honest grain for crime data.

Area safety
945violent crimes / 100k
Well above the national average(US avg 387)

County-level violent-crime rate for Bernalillo County, from the FBI Uniform Crime Reporting program via County Health Rankings (2022). Crime isn't reported at the neighborhood level — this is the closest honest grain and applies to the whole county.

What's reachable

Counts within a short drive of Sawmill Crossing, with the average Google rating.

Daycares & Childcare
43 4.5
Hospitals
30 3.6
Pediatricians
62 4.2
Dentists
28 4.7
Veterinarians
13 4.2
Self Storage
25 4.6
Moving Companies
56 4.2
Gyms & Fitness
43 4.7
Grocery Stores
49 4.3

Housing budget

BAH · E-5 w/ dependents · ALBUQUERQUE/KIRTLAND AFB, NM
$2,211/mo

Same BAH applies to every neighborhood in the housing area — see the Albuquerque community guide for the full pay-grade table and the VA loan facts.

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