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Jemez Pueblo is a small town of 2,199 people in Sandoval County, New Mexico. It's about 35 miles from Albuquerque, NM and 304 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $169k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,199people
$169kTypical home
$1,427/moRent
90° / 49°Summer / winter
16"Snow
305Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,199
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,076 people per sq mi
- 304 mi to Denver, CO
- 35 mi to Albuquerque, NM
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,066/mo)
- Median rent $1,427/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 305 sunny days a year (147 totally clear)
- 60 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (311 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (905 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 42% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to SAF airport
- 40 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1979
- 66% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,584 ft
- 476 mi to the ocean
- 136 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 27 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 38 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 24 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 28 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sandoval County: D+6 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low 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.