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Cuba is a tiny town of 462 people in Sandoval County, New Mexico. It's about 60 miles from Santa Fe, NM and 283 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $232k and rent runs about $306 a month.
462people
$232kTypical home
$306/moRent
87° / 43°Summer / winter
35"Snow
287Sunny days
55Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 462
- Part of a metro area
- About 142 people per sq mi
- 283 mi to Denver, CO
- 60 mi to Santa Fe, NM
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $232k (≈$1,465/mo)
- Median rent $306/mo
- Median household income $73k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 287 sunny days a year (122 totally clear)
- 78 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 55 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 49 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 34
- 33% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to SAF airport
- 70 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 67 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 6,893 ft
- 484 mi to the ocean
- 154 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 33 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 41 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 33 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 37 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
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.