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La Tierra is a tiny town of 315 people in Santa Fe County, New Mexico. It's about 7 miles from Santa Fe, NM and 284 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $2.0M and rent runs about $1k a month.
315people
$2.0MTypical home
$1,389/moRent
87° / 43°Summer / winter
26"Snow
305Sunny days
59Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 315
- Part of a metro area
- About 32 people per sq mi
- 284 mi to Denver, CO
- 7 mi to Santa Fe, NM
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $2.0M (≈$13k/mo)
- Median rent $1,389/mo
- Median household income $246k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 59 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 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 71
- 17% of households have kids
- 41% are 65 or older
- 63% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to SAF airport
- 59 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 94% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,713 ft
- 514 mi to the ocean
- 99 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 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
- 47 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 6 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 10 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 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.