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Las Campanas is a small town of 2,119 people in Santa Fe County, New Mexico. It's about 6 miles from Santa Fe, NM and 287 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.5M and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,119people
$1.5MTypical home
$1,389/moRent
87° / 44°Summer / winter
21"Snow
305Sunny days
59Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,119
- Part of a metro area
- About 203 people per sq mi
- 287 mi to Denver, CO
- 6 mi to Santa Fe, NM
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.5M (≈$9,748/mo)
- Median rent $1,389/mo
- Median household income $205k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 21" of snow a year
- 7 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 65
- 12% of households have kids
- 45% are 65 or older
- 70% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to SAF airport
- 56 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 94% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 96% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,555 ft
- 511 mi to the ocean
- 100 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 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
- 46 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)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 7 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 6 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.