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Española is a big small town of 10,473 people in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. It's about 24 miles from Santa Fe, NM and 268 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $211k and rent runs about $829 a month.
10,473people
$211kTypical home
$829/moRent
91° / 48°Summer / winter
15"Snow
287Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 10,473
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,274 people per sq mi
- 268 mi to Denver, CO
- 24 mi to Santa Fe, NM
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $211k (≈$1,329/mo)
- Median rent $829/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 48°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
- 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
People
- Median age 36
- 31% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to SAF airport
- 73 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 52% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 72% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,594 ft
- 523 mi to the ocean
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 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
- 42 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 26 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 16 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