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La Cueva is a tiny town of 162 people in Sandoval County, New Mexico. It's about 40 miles from Santa Fe, NM and 286 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 80°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 59 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $245k and rent runs about $1k a month.
162people
$245kTypical home
$1,427/moRent
80° / 40°Summer / winter
59"Snow
305Sunny days
85Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 162
- Part of a metro area
- About 98 people per sq mi
- 286 mi to Denver, CO
- 40 mi to Santa Fe, NM
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $245k (≈$1,545/mo)
- Median rent $1,427/mo
- Median household income $249k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 80°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 305 sunny days a year (147 totally clear)
- 60 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 85 days a year with rain or snow
- 59" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 39 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (311 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (905 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 31% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 48% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to SAF airport
- 57 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 90% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 7,835 ft
- 491 mi to the ocean
- 134 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 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
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 34 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 5% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 20 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 35 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 20 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 18 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.