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Thunder Mountain is a small town of 1,366 people in Santa Fe County, New Mexico. It's about 24 miles from Albuquerque, NM and 330 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $400k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,366people
$400kTypical home
$1,389/moRent
85° / 44°Summer / winter
26"Snow
305Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,366
- Part of a metro area
- About 309 people per sq mi
- 330 mi to Denver, CO
- 24 mi to Albuquerque, NM
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $400k (≈$2,522/mo)
- Median rent $1,389/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 305 sunny days a year (147 totally clear)
- 60 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 26" of snow a year
- 9 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 63
- 15% of households have kids
- 36% are 65 or older
- 43% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to ABQ airport
- 22 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 24 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 83% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,733 ft
- 480 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 13 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 22 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 338 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 42 bars within 25 mi
- 140 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 35 museums within 25 mi
- 16 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 26% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 20 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 16 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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
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.