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White Rock is a big small town of 5,716 people in Los Alamos County, New Mexico. It's about 16 miles from Santa Fe, NM and 283 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 33 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $501k and rent runs about $1k a month.
5,716people
$501kTypical home
$1,375/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
33"Snow
305Sunny days
90Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,716
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 809 people per sq mi
- 283 mi to Denver, CO
- 16 mi to Santa Fe, NM
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $501k (≈$3,157/mo)
- Median rent $1,375/mo
- Median household income $157k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 305 sunny days a year (147 totally clear)
- 60 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 90 days a year with rain or snow
- 33" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- Very low violent crime (61 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (295 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 33% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 71% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to SAF airport
- 58 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 29 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 97% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,365 ft
- 508 mi to the ocean
- 109 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 181 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 4 bars within 25 mi
- 45 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 43 museums within 25 mi
- 6 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 4% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 14 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 9 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Los Alamos County: D+30 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Moderate flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.