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Sunlit Hills is a tiny town of 899 people in Santa Fe County, New Mexico. It's about 6 miles from Santa Fe, NM and 293 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $1.0M and rent runs about $1k a month.
899people
$1.0MTypical home
$1,354/moRent
85° / 42°Summer / winter
28"Snow
306Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 899
- Part of a metro area
- About 239 people per sq mi
- 293 mi to Denver, CO
- 6 mi to Santa Fe, NM
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $1.0M (≈$6,314/mo)
- Median rent $1,354/mo
- Median household income $103k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 42°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
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 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 56
- 14% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 60% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to SAF airport
- 55 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 7,159 ft
- 513 mi to the ocean
- 91 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 7 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 172 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 38 museums within 25 mi
- 7 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 48% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 3 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 5 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.