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Stanley is a tiny town of 185 people in Santa Fe County, New Mexico. It's about 35 miles from Santa Fe, NM and 324 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $608k and rent runs about $1k a month.
185people
$608kTypical home
$1,389/moRent
87° / 43°Summer / winter
22"Snow
306Sunny days
53Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 185
- Part of a metro area
- About 30 people per sq mi
- 324 mi to Denver, CO
- 35 mi to Santa Fe, NM
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $608k (≈$3,835/mo)
- Median rent $1,389/mo
- Median household income $221k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 306 sunny days a year (138 totally clear)
- 59 cloudy days a year
- 15 of 90 winter days are gray
- 53 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (386 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,951 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 44
- 39% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 33 mi to SAF airport
- 37 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 23 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2005
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,329 ft
- 493 mi to the ocean
- 95 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 11 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
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 33 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 33 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 35 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.