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Gallina is a tiny town of 318 people in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. It's about 62 miles from Santa Fe, NM and 266 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 60 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $196k and rent runs about $740 a month.
318people
$196kTypical home
$740/moRent
83° / 40°Summer / winter
60"Snow
287Sunny days
81Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 318
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 51 people per sq mi
- 266 mi to Denver, CO
- 62 mi to Santa Fe, NM
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $196k (≈$1,237/mo)
- Median rent $740/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 81 days a year with rain or snow
- 60" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 45 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 41
- 38% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 43 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to SAF airport
- 83 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 74 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 7,527 ft
- 500 mi to the ocean
- 151 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 46 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 4% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 43 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 58 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 37 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.