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Questa is a small town of 2,466 people in Taos County, New Mexico. It's about 76 miles from Santa Fe, NM and 214 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 37°F, with about 65 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $234k and rent runs about $703 a month.
2,466people
$234kTypical home
$703/moRent
83° / 37°Summer / winter
65"Snow
301Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,466
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 348 people per sq mi
- 214 mi to Denver, CO
- 76 mi to Santa Fe, NM
- 56 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $234k (≈$1,472/mo)
- Median rent $703/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 37°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
- 67 days a year with rain or snow
- 65" of snow a year
- 18 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 53 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 52
- 21% of households have kids
- 28% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to TSM airport
- 129 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 7,592 ft
- 574 mi to the ocean
- 111 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 10 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 14 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 77 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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