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Cochiti is a tiny town of 680 people in Sandoval County, New Mexico. It's about 21 miles from Santa Fe, NM and 298 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $250k and rent runs about $1k a month.
680people
$250kTypical home
$1,427/moRent
95° / 51°Summer / winter
9"Snow
305Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 680
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 873 people per sq mi
- 298 mi to Denver, CO
- 21 mi to Santa Fe, NM
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $250k (≈$1,577/mo)
- Median rent $1,427/mo
- Median household income $86k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 305 sunny days a year (147 totally clear)
- 60 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 65 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (311 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (905 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 27% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to SAF airport
- 42 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 28 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 89% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,273 ft
- 494 mi to the ocean
- 115 mi to a big lake
- 13 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 14 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 53 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 2 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 40 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sandoval County: D+6 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- 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.