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Santa Rosa is a small town of 2,462 people in Guadalupe County, New Mexico. It's about 89 miles from Santa Fe, NM and 334 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $112k and rent runs about $727 a month.
2,462people
$112kTypical home
$727/moRent
93° / 56°Summer / winter
12"Snow
307Sunny days
51Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,462
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 492 people per sq mi
- 334 mi to Denver, CO
- 89 mi to Santa Fe, NM
- 55 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $112k (≈$704/mo)
- Median rent $727/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Dry summers (dew point 50°F)
- 307 sunny days a year (150 totally clear)
- 58 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 51 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 35
- 33% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 93 mi to SAF airport
- 110 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 55 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 51% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,574 ft
- 551 mi to the ocean
- 38 mi to a big lake
- 63 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 86 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 4 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 73 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 29% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 82 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 58 mi to the nearest vet
- 57 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 55 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Guadalupe County: Purple — split almost evenly
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk