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Angel Fire is a small town of 1,111 people in Colfax County, New Mexico. It's about 64 miles from Santa Fe, NM and 235 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 73°F and winter highs 34°F, with about 122 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $547k and rent runs about $891 a month.
1,111people
$547kTypical home
$891/moRent
73° / 34°Summer / winter
122"Snow
301Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,111
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 39 people per sq mi
- 235 mi to Denver, CO
- 64 mi to Santa Fe, NM
- 52 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $547k (≈$3,448/mo)
- Median rent $891/mo
- Median household income $108k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 73°F
- Winter highs around 34°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 301 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 64 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 122" of snow a year
- 30 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 56 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (483 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,184 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 13% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 41% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to TSM airport
- 120 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 9,446 ft
- 574 mi to the ocean
- 82 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- Ski area in town
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 53 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 12 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Colfax County: R+14 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.