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Peñasco is a tiny town of 546 people in Taos County, New Mexico. It's about 39 miles from Santa Fe, NM and 252 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 82°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 39 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $229k and rent runs about $963 a month.
546people
$229kTypical home
$963/moRent
82° / 41°Summer / winter
39"Snow
301Sunny days
102Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 546
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 449 people per sq mi
- 252 mi to Denver, CO
- 39 mi to Santa Fe, NM
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $229k (≈$1,446/mo)
- Median rent $963/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 82°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 301 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 64 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 102 days a year with rain or snow
- 39" of snow a year
- 12 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (229 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (727 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 17% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 20 mi to TSM airport
- 94 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 7,625 ft
- 546 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 34 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 13 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 34 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Taos County: D+47 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk