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Pecos is a small town of 1,204 people in San Miguel County, New Mexico. It's about 18 miles from Santa Fe, NM and 293 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $303k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,204people
$303kTypical home
$1,044/moRent
85° / 47°Summer / winter
26"Snow
306Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,204
- Part of a metro area
- About 678 people per sq mi
- 293 mi to Denver, CO
- 18 mi to Santa Fe, NM
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $303k (≈$1,909/mo)
- Median rent $1,044/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 306 sunny days a year (138 totally clear)
- 59 cloudy days a year
- 15 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 18 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (369 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (793 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 31% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to SAF airport
- 64 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 13 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,989 ft
- 523 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 6 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 163 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
- 33 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 15% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 11 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- San Miguel County: D+28 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very 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.