CañonesNM
It is a town of 57 residents in New Mexico.
Is Cañones a good place to live?
Cañones’ age of the median resident is 68.3 years, against 37.2 years in New Mexico’s towns and 40.5 years across U.S. towns. Of the 74 New Mexico towns we compare, none has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Cañones. 73% of the land in Cañones is conserved, where New Mexico’s towns sit at 3.9% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest place to walk is Santa Fe National Forest, 2,206 acres with 2.5 miles of trail. Cañones has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
57 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Cañones: who provides what
Cañones is unincorporated, so Rio Arriba County and regional agencies provide most services.
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 Cañones.
Cañones keeps nearly a third of its land conserved
In Cañones, the density of trails is 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Santa Fe National Forest | 2.5 mi | 2,206 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Natural hazards: very high risk in Cañones, mostly inland flooding
Cañones’ natural-hazard score from FEMA comes in at 91 of 100. 69% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by wildfires at 21%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Cañones, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
In July, afternoons reach 85°; in January, nights fall to 16°, and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Cañones is
Only 4 of the 74 New Mexico towns we compare have a lower share of adults who binge drink than Cañones. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Cañones is ahead of New Mexico on 1 and behind on 14. Among adults 18 to 64 locally, 25% have no health insurance.
| Cañones | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 14% | 12% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 16% | 8.1% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 26% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Cañones | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.5% | 7.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 24.6% | 15.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Cañones
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Cañones; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Cañones residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Mexico.
Questions about Cañones
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Cañones, NM a good place to live?
Cañones has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.