Living in Hyde Park, NM
Hyde Park is a tiny town of 189 people in Santa Fe County, New Mexico. It's about 6 miles from Santa Fe, NM and 285 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.4M and rent runs about $1k a month.
189people
$1.4MTypical home
$1,389/moRent
83° / 40°Summer / winter
24"Snow
306Sunny days
83Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 189
- Part of a metro area
- About 89 people per sq mi
- 285 mi to Denver, CO
- 6 mi to Santa Fe, NM
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.4M (≈$8,671/mo)
- Median rent $1,389/mo
- Median household income $194k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 40°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
- 83 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" 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 68
- 15% of households have kids
- 39% are 65 or older
- 60% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to SAF airport
- 62 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 7,750 ft
- 519 mi to the ocean
- 90 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 181 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
- 40 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 6 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.