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Velarde is a tiny town of 229 people in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. It's about 34 miles from Santa Fe, NM and 256 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 14 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $234k and rent runs about $740 a month.
229people
$234kTypical home
$740/moRent
87° / 44°Summer / winter
14"Snow
301Sunny days
57Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 229
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 90 people per sq mi
- 256 mi to Denver, CO
- 34 mi to Santa Fe, NM
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $234k (≈$1,476/mo)
- Median rent $740/mo
- Median household income $77k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 57 days a year with rain or snow
- 14" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 56
- 20% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 37 min
- 16% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to TSM airport
- 86 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,227 ft
- 534 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 23 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 19 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 38 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rio Arriba County: D+19 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.