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In New Mexico, this town has 315 residents.
Population
315
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$461K
Census ACS
Household income
$83K
median
Median age
67.4
years
Jobs based here
40
A commuter town
Is Cañada de los Alamos a good place to live?
Cañada de los Alamos’ age of the median resident is 67.4 years, where New Mexico’s towns sit at 37.2 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Of the 74 New Mexico towns we compare, none has a lower typical July afternoon high than Cañada de los Alamos. Santa Fe National Forest, at 231 acres with 3.1 miles of trail, is the biggest park or preserve. Cañada de los Alamos has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
315 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Santa Fe FoothillsCañoncitoCañada de los Alamos
Nearby attractions
All 49 attractions →Pecos National Historical Park and 20 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cañada de los Alamos. Close and well known come first.
4 mi National Historical ParkPecos National Historical Park37K visitors a year
8 mi MuseumGeorgia O'Keeffe Museum
25 mi National MonumentBandelier National Monument248K visitors a year
36 mi National PreserveValles Caldera National Preserve85K visitors a year
8 mi Park & preserveSanta Fe Plaza
14 mi Ski areaSki Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Q3855588 runs · 1,753 ft verticalSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Pecos National Historical Park: Mosamiazaz at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Georgia O'Keeffe Museum: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Bandelier National Monument: Andrew Dunn (talk · contribs), CC BY-SA 2.0 · Valles Caldera National Preserve: Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, Public domain · Santa Fe Plaza: See above, CC BY 2.0 · Ski Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Q38555: Ybratcher, CC BY-SA 4.0
Getting set up
Moving to Cañada de los Alamos: who provides what
Cañada de los Alamos is unincorporated, so Santa Fe County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerPNM16.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterCanada De Los Alamos Mdwca water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesSanta Fe CountySanta Fe County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn New Mexico you can register online until 28 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereSanta Fe County ClerkSanta Fe County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP code8750587505 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 27, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Cañada de los Alamos.
Who lives here
65% of residents are 65 or older
33% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Cañada de los Alamos.
67.4median age · NM 39.4
Cañada de los AlamosNew MexicoUnited States
Ages · share of residents
58%
Education · adults 25 and older
No diploma6%
High school43%
Some college18%
Associate’s0%
Bachelor’s21%
Graduate12%
Women and men · all residents
Somewhere between 36% and 100% women
The Census survey reached too few of Cañada de los Alamos’ residents to say more: its margin here is ±34.2 points. Across New Mexico, 50.3% of residents are women.
| Cañada de los Alamos | NM | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 0% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 4.1% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 4.8% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 0% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.1% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 14% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 58.4% | 11.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 6.7% | 7.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 6% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 43% | 25.7% | 26% |
| Some college | 18.2% | 22.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 0% | 9.2% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.9% | 17.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 11.9% | 13.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 300, single groups can be off by several points
Work & commute
Cañada de los Alamos stands out in New Mexico and nationally, with fewer of its working residents who work locally
The top destinations are Santa Fe (55%), Albuquerque (14%) and Los Alamos (4%). Employers in Cañada de los Alamos added 22 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 40. Cañada de los Alamos: 18% of residents live below the poverty line. Half commute less than 9 miles.
1%work in town
| Cañada de los Alamos | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 14% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 18% | 21% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Cañada de los Alamos1%
Santa Fe55%
Albuquerque14%
Los Alamos4%
Glorieta3%
9 mi
median commute distance
40
jobs based in Cañada de los Alamos
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards
The biggest natural risk in Cañada de los Alamos is inland flooding, at a high overall level
Of the losses FEMA expects in Cañada de los Alamos, 52% come from inland flooding and 42% from wildfires. On expected storm and flood damage, Cañada de los Alamos sits above 77% of U.S. communities.
77risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingWildfire
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
The climate in Cañada de los Alamos brings four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 81°, January nights drop to 20° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
28″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter20–42°
Spring33–60°
Summer52–79°
Fall36–61°
Oct 17
typical first frost
May 2
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Outdoors
In Cañada de los Alamos, 9.8% of the land is conserved
In Cañada de los Alamos, the density of trails is 1.4 miles per square mile. Across 1 park or preserve: 5.3 miles of trail.
9.8%conserved
| Cañada de los Alamos | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.4 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 9.8% | 3.9% | 4.3% |
9.8%
conserved · 231 of 2,348 acres
5.3 mi
of trails · 1.4 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Santa Fe National Forest | 3.1 mi | 231 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Health
How healthy Cañada de los Alamos is
The share of adults in Cañada de los Alamos who get no exercise outside work: 21%. This New Mexico town beats the New Mexico average on 13 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. Two figures for adults in the town: 30% sleep under 7 hours, 14% report frequent mental distress. Among 74 New Mexico towns, just 6 have a lower share of adults who have obesity than Cañada de los Alamos.
| Cañada de los Alamos | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 35% | 35% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 36% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 13% | 16% |
32 measures vs. New Mexico
13 better18 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Cañada de los Alamos | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.8% | 14.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.7% | 20.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.6% | 7.4% |
Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center
1.9 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Housing
The median home in Cañada de los Alamos sells for about $550K
For households in Cañada de los Alamos, the share who live in a home they own is 87%.
$550Kmedian sale price
1
homes sold in September
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Cañada de los Alamos
16pages on Cañada de los Alamos
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Cañada de los Alamos
St. John's CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Santa Fe5.9 mi$40,504 tuitionSanta Fe Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Santa Fe7.8 mi$1,851 in-state tuitionInstitute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts DevelopmentUniversity or college · Public · Santa Fe8.5 mi$5,920 in-state tuition
About 8 of every 100 Cañada de los Alamos residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Mexico.
A commuter town
99% of working residents leave Cañada de los Alamos for work
Where Cañada de los Alamos’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
40jobs based in Cañada de los Alamos
1%of working residents work in town
9 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Cañada de los Alamos
CDP in New Mexico, United States
Cañada de los Alamos is a census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. It is part of the Santa Fe, New Mexico Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2020 census, Cañada de los Alamos had a population of 421.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 3.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 7,566 ft
Questions about Cañada de los Alamos
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cañada de los Alamos, NM a good place to live?
Cañada de los Alamos has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.