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Cañoncito is a small town of 1,253 people in Santa Fe County, New Mexico. It's about 12 miles from Santa Fe, NM and 297 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $388k and rent runs about $2k a month.
1,253people
$388kTypical home
$2,200/moRent
86° / 44°Summer / winter
26"Snow
306Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,253
- Part of a metro area
- About 126 people per sq mi
- 297 mi to Denver, CO
- 12 mi to Santa Fe, NM
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $388k (≈$2,446/mo)
- Median rent $2,200/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 306 sunny days a year (138 totally clear)
- 59 cloudy days a year
- 15 of 90 winter days are gray
- 26" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (386 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,951 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 24% of households have kids
- 25% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to SAF airport
- 55 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,913 ft
- 514 mi to the ocean
- 86 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 163 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Santa Fe County: D+49 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- 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.