IntelliMoveTake the quiz →Living in La Jara, NM
La Jara is a tiny town of 176 people in Sandoval County, New Mexico. It's about 62 miles from Santa Fe, NM and 276 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 36 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $13k and rent runs about $1k a month.
176people
$13kTypical home
$1,427/moRent
85° / 41°Summer / winter
36"Snow
287Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
Is La Jara right for you?
Take the 5-minute quiz and see your match — and how it stacks up against 34,000 other places.
Size & setting
- Tiny town of 176
- Part of a metro area
- About 12 people per sq mi
- 276 mi to Denver, CO
- 62 mi to Santa Fe, NM
- 39 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $13k (≈$85/mo)
- Median rent $1,427/mo
- Median household income $16k
- Property tax about 3.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 36" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 43 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 68
- 23% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to SAF airport
- 76 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 73 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 7,408 ft
- 490 mi to the ocean
- 154 mi to a big lake
- 6 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 43 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 38 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 38 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.