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Taos is a big small town of 6,458 people in Taos County, New Mexico. It's about 55 miles from Santa Fe, NM and 236 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 29 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $446k and rent runs about $883 a month.
6,458people
$446kTypical home
$883/moRent
86° / 42°Summer / winter
29"Snow
301Sunny days
61Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 6,458
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,067 people per sq mi
- 236 mi to Denver, CO
- 55 mi to Santa Fe, NM
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $446k (≈$2,812/mo)
- Median rent $883/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 10.0% 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
- 61 days a year with rain or snow
- 29" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 34 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (563 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,837 per 100k)
People
- Median age 54
- 15% of households have kids
- 31% are 65 or older
- 39% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to TSM airport
- 110 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,943 ft
- 560 mi to the ocean
- 96 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 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
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 2 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