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Ensenada is a tiny town of 225 people in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. It's about 80 miles from Santa Fe, NM and 228 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 75 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $244k and rent runs about $740 a month.
225people
$244kTypical home
$740/moRent
83° / 39°Summer / winter
75"Snow
287Sunny days
86Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 225
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 154 people per sq mi
- 228 mi to Denver, CO
- 80 mi to Santa Fe, NM
- 57 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $244k (≈$1,537/mo)
- Median rent $740/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 287 sunny days a year (122 totally clear)
- 78 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 86 days a year with rain or snow
- 75" of snow a year
- 27 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 59 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 22
- 20% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 22% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to TSM airport
- 117 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 42% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 7,513 ft
- 535 mi to the ocean
- 153 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 52 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 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
- 56 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 2% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 49 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 80 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 59 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 56 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rio Arriba County: D+19 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate 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.