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Country around Stanley is a rural area of about 1,084 people in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 35 miles from Santa Fe, NM and 323 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $342k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,084people
$342kTypical home
$1,389/moRent
87° / 43°Summer / winter
22"Snow
306Sunny days
53Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,084 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 3 people per sq mi
- 323 mi to Denver, CO
- 35 mi to Santa Fe, NM
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $342k (≈$2,158/mo)
- Median rent $1,389/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 306 sunny days a year (138 totally clear)
- 59 cloudy days a year
- 15 of 90 winter days are gray
- 53 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 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 61
- 21% of households have kids
- 38% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 46 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to SAF airport
- 42 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,529 ft
- 498 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 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
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 32 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 17 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 34 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.