Santa Fe County, New Mexico

Santa Fe County has a population of 156,105 and has grown 1.3% since the 2020 census. The median home is worth $446,300, about 5.6 times the county's median household income of $79,071.

Home price
$446,300
Income
$79,071
Population
156,105
Unemployment
5.3%

Housing

Home values, rent, property taxes, insurance and how local prices relate to local incomes.

Median home price$446,300county
Median gross rent$1,389county
Median year homes here were built1989county
Share of homes built before 198033.7%county
Share of homes that are manufactured or mobile13.3%county
Share of homes that are vacant10.2%county
Share of occupied homes that are rented28.5%county
Share of homes held for seasonal or occasional use4.0%county
Typical monthly rent$1,931county
HUD fair market rent, 2-bed$1,685county
HUD fair market rent, 1-bed$1,390county
HUD fair market rent, 3-bed$2,122county
Home insurance / yr$2,869(statewide)

Money

Household earnings and buying power. Adjusted income restates local income using the statewide cost-of-living index.

Cost of living93.7(statewide)
Median household income$79,071county
Family health premium / yr$23,828(statewide)
Infant childcare / yr$14,244(statewide)
Regular gas price / gal$3.846(statewide)
Poverty rate12.0%county

Jobs

What people here do for work, who they work for, whether they work from home, and how much of the local economy sits in one industry.

Workers who work from home18.4%county
Unemployment rate5.3%county
Share of adults in the labor force57.3%county
Share of workers who are self-employed11.0%county
Share of workers employed by government23.1%county
Share of workers in the largest industry23.1%county
Economic output per resident$64,614county

Taxes

State tax rules that can affect take-home pay, investments and everyday purchases.

Property tax rate0.48%county
Top state income tax5.90%(statewide)
Capital gains tax5.90%(statewide)
Combined sales tax7.68%(statewide)

Transportation

Distance to air travel and how people get around locally. Distances are straight-line from the county's population-weighted centre, so driving is further.

Mean commute time23.8 mincounty
Miles to nearest airport with airline service4.9 micounty
Passengers boarding at the nearest airline airport180248county
Miles to nearest general aviation field23 micounty
Airports with airline service located here1county
General aviation airfields located here1county
Passenger train stations and the railway network1county
Miles to the nearest passenger rail station13 micounty
Households without a vehicle4.2%county
Traffic deaths24.3county
Change in traffic deaths per 100,000-3.8(statewide)

Schools

Public schools and colleges counted where they actually sit, plus the education level of adults who live here. Students per teacher is a staffing measure, not a quality ranking.

Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree or higher46.1%county
Adults 25+ with a high school diploma or higher91.8%county
Public schools in the county47county
Public school enrollment16895county
Students per full-time teacher13.7county
Free lunch eligible91.8%county
Elementary schools24county
Middle schools6county
High schools11county
Institutions granting bachelor's degrees or above4county
Share of local colleges that are public40.0%county
Two-year institutions1county
Miles to the nearest bachelor's-granting institution3.0 micounty

Health

Primary care physicians110county
Medicare-certified hospitals in this county3county
Hospitals here with an emergency department2county
Average CMS star rating of hospitals here5county
Fine particulate matter4.5 µgcounty
Without health insurance8.9%county
Adults who were food insecure in the past year14.0%county
Adults who received food assistance in the past year10.6%county
Frequent mental distress13.7%county
No leisure-time physical activity19.9%county
Diagnosed diabetes11.9%county

Place

Who lives here and what the place is like: population, age, migration, safety and civic profile.

Population156,105county
Land area in square miles1,910county
People per square mile of land81.7county
Supermarkets and grocery stores24county
Convenience stores0county
Share living far from a food store24.7%county
Share living in a low-income, low-access tract8.9%county
Population change since 2020+1.3%county
Natural change per 1,000 residents-3county
Net international migration per 1,000 residents2county
Median age48.7 yrscounty
Share of residents under 1816.1%county
Share of residents 65 and over28.0%county
Share of households that are one person36.1%county
Share of residents born outside the United States12.1%county
Second languages30.4%county
Share of residents on a religious body’s rolls72.1%county
Congregations per 100,000 residents92county
Net domestic migration per 1,000 residents-1county
Households that moved in4,682county
Households that moved away4,343county
Average income of arriving households$93,607county
Average income of departing households$82,671county
Homes authorised per 1,000 existing homes6county
Housing units authorised in the latest year495county
Share of permitted homes in multifamily buildings49.3%county
Violent crime rate717(statewide)

Weather

Measured annual temperature, precipitation and snowfall. These are climate facts, not a ranking.

Avg. annual temperature51.7°Fcounty
Annual precipitation16.9 incounty
Annual snowfall10.2 incounty
Average daily solar energy5.46 kWh/m²county
Days reaching 90°F12 dayscounty
Days at or below freezing142 dayscounty

Gardening

Plant hardiness zoneZone 6bcounty
Frost-free days149 dayscounty
Average last spring frostMay 13county
Average first fall frostOct 8county

Utilities

Average monthly electric bill$89county
Electric utilities serving this county3county
Electricity price per kWh15.6¢county
Household electricity use581 kWhcounty
Residential natural gas price$11.12(statewide)
Homes heated by electricity18.4%county
Homes heated by utility gas66.3%county
Homes heated by propane7.9%county
Homes heated by fuel oil0.1%county
Homes heated by wood4.6%county
Households with broadband90.1%county

Risk

Relative exposure to air pollution and natural hazards. Higher values indicate more measured risk, not a prediction.

Riverine flood risk88.4county
Coastal flood risk0.0county
Drought risk86.1county
Landslide risk66.4county
Hail risk67.6county
Earthquake risk89.5county
Tornado risk24.5county
Tropical cyclone risk0.0county
Extreme heat risk53.0county
Winter weather risk94.1county
Strong wind risk25.8county
Wildfire risk98.2county

Sports

Major pro teams based here0county
NFL teams based here0county
NBA teams based here0county
MLB teams based here0county
NHL teams based here0county
MLS soccer teams based here0county
Top-division college football teams0county
Second-tier college football teams0county
Affiliated minor league baseball teams0county
AHL teams based here0county
ECHL teams based here0county

Figures marked county are measured for Santa Fe County directly. The rest are published at state level only and show the New Mexico figure — see methodology for each source and its limits.

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