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Tijeras is a tiny town of 524 people in Bernalillo County, New Mexico. It's about 15 miles from Albuquerque, NM and 328 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $261k and rent runs about $775 a month.
524people
$261kTypical home
$775/moRent
87° / 45°Summer / winter
18"Snow
305Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 524
- Part of a metro area
- About 463 people per sq mi
- 328 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 15 mi to Albuquerque, NM
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $261k (≈$1,643/mo)
- Median rent $775/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 45°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
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (940 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (3,517 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 55
- 26% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to ABQ airport
- 13 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 15 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,365 ft
- 472 mi to the ocean
- 118 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 28 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 436 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 45 bars within 25 mi
- 208 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 8 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 36 museums within 25 mi
- 17 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 3 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 41% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 12 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Bernalillo County: D+21 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk