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Peak Place is a tiny town of 427 people in Santa Fe County, New Mexico. It's about 9 miles from Santa Fe, NM and 280 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $14k and rent runs about $483 a month.
427people
$14kTypical home
$483/moRent
86° / 43°Summer / winter
22"Snow
306Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 427
- Part of a metro area
- About 327 people per sq mi
- 280 mi to Denver, CO
- 9 mi to Santa Fe, NM
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $14k (≈$87/mo)
- Median rent $483/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 306 sunny days a year (138 totally clear)
- 59 cloudy days a year
- 15 of 90 winter days are gray
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" 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 29
- 37% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 33% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to SAF airport
- 64 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 22 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 38% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 6,657 ft
- 520 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 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
- 45 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 49% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 13 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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