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Zia Pueblo is a tiny town of 770 people in Sandoval County, New Mexico. It's about 30 miles from Albuquerque, NM and 309 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $164k and rent runs about $1k a month.
770people
$164kTypical home
$1,427/moRent
92° / 47°Summer / winter
12"Snow
305Sunny days
50Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 770
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 28 people per sq mi
- 309 mi to Denver, CO
- 30 mi to Albuquerque, NM
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $164k (≈$1,032/mo)
- Median rent $1,427/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 305 sunny days a year (147 totally clear)
- 60 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 50 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 4 days a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (311 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (905 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 43% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to ABQ airport
- 34 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 70% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,627 ft
- 474 mi to the ocean
- 135 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 28 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 93 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 55 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 22 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 23 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sandoval County: D+6 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.