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Cuartelez is a small town of 1,512 people in Santa Fe County, New Mexico. It's about 23 miles from Santa Fe, NM and 268 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $376k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,512people
$376kTypical home
$1,389/moRent
90° / 47°Summer / winter
15"Snow
305Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,512
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,106 people per sq mi
- 268 mi to Denver, CO
- 23 mi to Santa Fe, NM
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $376k (≈$2,368/mo)
- Median rent $1,389/mo
- Median household income $114k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 17.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°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
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (386 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,951 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 30
- 54% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 25% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to SAF airport
- 74 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,893 ft
- 524 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 8 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 97 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 43 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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.