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Ponderosa Pine is a small town of 1,442 people in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. It's about 20 miles from Albuquerque, NM and 325 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $314k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,442people
$314kTypical home
$1,144/moRent
83° / 41°Summer / winter
15"Snow
308Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,442
- Part of a metro area
- About 180 people per sq mi
- 325 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 20 mi to Albuquerque, NM
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $314k (≈$1,978/mo)
- Median rent $1,144/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 41°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 308 sunny days a year (150 totally clear)
- 57 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 6 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (940 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (3,517 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 29% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to ABQ airport
- 16 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 88% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 97% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 7,576 ft
- 469 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 16 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 21 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 406 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 185 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 11 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 37% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 18 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bernalillo County: D+21 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- 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.