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Talpa is a tiny town of 955 people in Taos County, New Mexico. It's about 52 miles from Santa Fe, NM and 240 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 35 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $385k and rent runs about $1k a month.
955people
$385kTypical home
$1,034/moRent
86° / 42°Summer / winter
35"Snow
301Sunny days
66Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 955
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 728 people per sq mi
- 240 mi to Denver, CO
- 52 mi to Santa Fe, NM
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $385k (≈$2,428/mo)
- Median rent $1,034/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 301 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 64 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 66 days a year with rain or snow
- 35" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Low violent crime (229 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (727 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 19% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 53% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to TSM airport
- 106 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 7,080 ft
- 558 mi to the ocean
- 94 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 53 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 13 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 52 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 3 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Taos County: D+47 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.