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Country around Santa Rosa is a rural area of about 3,343 people in Guadalupe County, New Mexico, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 84 miles from Santa Fe, NM and 337 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $120k and rent runs about $646 a month.
3,343people
$120kTypical home
$646/moRent
92° / 54°Summer / winter
13"Snow
307Sunny days
52Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,343 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 337 mi to Denver, CO
- 84 mi to Santa Fe, NM
- 54 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $120k (≈$758/mo)
- Median rent $646/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 307 sunny days a year (150 totally clear)
- 58 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 52 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 38
- 27% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 87 mi to SAF airport
- 102 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,095 ft
- 541 mi to the ocean
- 46 mi to a big lake
- 60 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 83 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 67 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 78 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 57 mi to the nearest vet
- 66 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 54 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Guadalupe County: Purple — split almost evenly
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate 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.