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La Cienega is a small town of 3,543 people in Santa Fe County, New Mexico. It's about 9 miles from Santa Fe, NM and 297 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $517k and rent runs about $1k a month.
3,543people
$517kTypical home
$1,139/moRent
89° / 45°Summer / winter
20"Snow
305Sunny days
66Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,543
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 304 people per sq mi
- 297 mi to Denver, CO
- 9 mi to Santa Fe, NM
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $517k (≈$3,261/mo)
- Median rent $1,139/mo
- Median household income $85k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 66 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (386 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,951 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 34% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to SAF airport
- 47 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,129 ft
- 503 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 172 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
- 42 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 46% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 5 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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