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Sandia Knolls is a small town of 1,445 people in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. It's about 20 miles from Albuquerque, NM and 327 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $294k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,445people
$294kTypical home
$1,107/moRent
85° / 44°Summer / winter
24"Snow
305Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,445
- Part of a metro area
- About 516 people per sq mi
- 327 mi to Denver, CO
- 20 mi to Albuquerque, NM
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $294k (≈$1,853/mo)
- Median rent $1,107/mo
- Median household income $92k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 305 sunny days a year (147 totally clear)
- 60 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 24" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 13 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 48
- 18% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 45% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to ABQ airport
- 19 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 20 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 87% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 6,874 ft
- 478 mi to the ocean
- 113 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 7 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 27 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 410 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 192 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 16 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 17 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