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Eldorado at Santa Fe is a big small town of 5,619 people in Santa Fe County, New Mexico. It's about 10 miles from Santa Fe, NM and 298 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $592k and rent runs about $3k a month.
5,619people
$592kTypical home
$2,526/moRent
87° / 44°Summer / winter
25"Snow
306Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,619
- Part of a metro area
- About 270 people per sq mi
- 298 mi to Denver, CO
- 10 mi to Santa Fe, NM
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $592k (≈$3,733/mo)
- Median rent $2,526/mo
- Median household income $107k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 306 sunny days a year (138 totally clear)
- 59 cloudy days a year
- 15 of 90 winter days are gray
- 25" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 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 63
- 12% of households have kids
- 45% are 65 or older
- 66% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 11 mi to SAF airport
- 51 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 4 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,677 ft
- 510 mi to the ocean
- 91 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 163 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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