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Country around Angel Fire is a rural area of about 1,519 people in Taos County, New Mexico, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 65 miles from Santa Fe, NM and 234 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 72°F and winter highs 33°F, with about 120 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $569k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,519people
$569kTypical home
$1,091/moRent
72° / 33°Summer / winter
120"Snow
301Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,519 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 234 mi to Denver, CO
- 65 mi to Santa Fe, NM
- 54 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $569k (≈$3,589/mo)
- Median rent $1,091/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 72°F
- Winter highs around 33°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
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 120" of snow a year
- 29 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 56 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (229 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (727 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 14% of households have kids
- 40% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to TSM airport
- 121 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 9,787 ft
- 576 mi to the ocean
- 81 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- Ski area in town
- 3 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
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 33% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Taos County: D+47 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate 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.