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Sombrillo is a tiny town of 168 people in Santa Fe County, New Mexico. It's about 22 miles from Santa Fe, NM and 269 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $324k and rent runs about $1k a month.
168people
$324kTypical home
$1,389/moRent
91° / 48°Summer / winter
16"Snow
305Sunny days
65Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 168
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 177 people per sq mi
- 269 mi to Denver, CO
- 22 mi to Santa Fe, NM
- 3 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $324k (≈$2,044/mo)
- Median rent $1,389/mo
- Median household income $244k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 305 sunny days a year (147 totally clear)
- 60 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 65 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 14 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (386 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,951 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 18% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 51% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to SAF airport
- 73 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 36 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,732 ft
- 523 mi to the ocean
- 104 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 18 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 97 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 42 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 5 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 25 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Santa Fe County: D+49 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very 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.