Alta Terra

Portales, NM · Portales Municipal Schools · #3 in Portales

Livability78.5/ 100
Where to live
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Why this score

What we measured for a family deciding where to buy.

Schools100.0
5 elementary nearby, avg 5.0/5
Services access72.0
Across the 9 PCS verticals
Distance to base61.0
15 mi to the gate · 40 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 Alta Terra sits in — the closest honest grain for crime data.

Area safety
478violent crimes / 100k
Above the national average(US avg 387)

County-level violent-crime rate for Roosevelt 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 Alta Terra, with the average Google rating.

Daycares & Childcare
11 4.7
Hospitals
1 3.4
Pediatricians
10 4.0
Dentists
7 4.4
Veterinarians
1 4.1
Self Storage
9 4.5
Moving Companies
30 4.3
Gyms & Fitness
11 4.3
Grocery Stores
25 4.1

Housing budget

BAH · E-5 w/ dependents · CANNON AFB/CLOVIS, NM
$1,365/mo

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

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