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Sandia Park is a tiny town of 333 people in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. It's about 16 miles from Albuquerque, NM and 328 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 83°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $391k and rent runs about $1k a month.
333people
$391kTypical home
$1,144/moRent
83° / 43°Summer / winter
22"Snow
305Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 333
- Part of a metro area
- About 459 people per sq mi
- 328 mi to Denver, CO
- 16 mi to Albuquerque, NM
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $391k (≈$2,464/mo)
- Median rent $1,144/mo
- Median household income $124k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 83°F
- Winter highs around 43°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
- 22" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 14 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 43
- 29% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 50% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to ABQ airport
- 16 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 17 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 82% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 7,126 ft
- 475 mi to the ocean
- 116 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 442 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 208 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 13 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.