Living in Bosque Farms, NM
Bosque Farms is a small town of 4,071 people in Valencia County, New Mexico. It's about 18 miles from Albuquerque, NM and 304 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $293k and rent runs about $897 a month.
4,071people
$293kTypical home
$897/moRent
93° / 51°Summer / winter
6"Snow
308Sunny days
52Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,071
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,035 people per sq mi
- 304 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 18 mi to Albuquerque, NM
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $293k (≈$1,848/mo)
- Median rent $897/mo
- Median household income $82k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 308 sunny days a year (150 totally clear)
- 57 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 52 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (275 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,058 per 100k)
People
- Median age 47
- 27% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 32% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 14 mi to ABQ airport
- 14 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,866 ft
- 448 mi to the ocean
- 107 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 20 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 455 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 214 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 31 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 22 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Valencia County: R+16 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk