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Placitas is a small town of 4,223 people in Sandoval County, New Mexico. It's about 19 miles from Albuquerque, NM and 318 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $562k and rent runs about $3k a month.
4,223people
$562kTypical home
$2,717/moRent
91° / 47°Summer / winter
10"Snow
305Sunny days
46Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,223
- Part of a metro area
- About 143 people per sq mi
- 318 mi to Denver, CO
- 19 mi to Albuquerque, NM
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $562k (≈$3,545/mo)
- Median rent $2,717/mo
- Median household income $110k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 47°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
- 46 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (311 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (905 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 65
- 9% of households have kids
- 46% are 65 or older
- 62% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to ABQ airport
- 22 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 96% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2000
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 5,656 ft
- 478 mi to the ocean
- 119 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 456 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 215 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sandoval County: D+6 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low 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