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Los Alamos is a big small town of 13,317 people in Los Alamos County, New Mexico. It's about 24 miles from Santa Fe, NM and 278 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 41 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $502k and rent runs about $1k a month.
13,317people
$502kTypical home
$1,359/moRent
82° / 40°Summer / winter
41"Snow
305Sunny days
91Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 13,317
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,199 people per sq mi
- 278 mi to Denver, CO
- 24 mi to Santa Fe, NM
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $502k (≈$3,164/mo)
- Median rent $1,359/mo
- Median household income $141k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°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
- 91 days a year with rain or snow
- 41" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (61 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (295 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 25% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 70% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to SAF airport
- 62 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 95% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 7,290 ft
- 508 mi to the ocean
- 115 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 5 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 57 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 39 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 21 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 2 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Los Alamos County: D+30 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk