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Cuyamungue GrantNM

It is a town of 376 residents in New Mexico.

Is Cuyamungue Grant a good place to live?

2.7% of residents live below the poverty line in Cuyamungue Grant, below both the New Mexico town median (21%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). No town among the 74 in New Mexico we compare has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Cuyamungue Grant. Cuyamungue Grant has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

What makes Cuyamungue Grant stand out

Where Cuyamungue Grant beats most towns.

Small town

376 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
CuyamungueCuyamungueCuyamungue Grant
Nearby attractions

Bandelier National Monument and 20 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Cuyamungue Grant. Close and well known come first.

All 38 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Bandelier National Monument: Andrew Dunn (talk · contribs), CC BY-SA 2.0 · Valles Caldera National Preserve: Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, Public domain · Georgia O'Keeffe Museum: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Santa Fe Plaza: See above, CC BY 2.0 · Ski Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Q38555: Ybratcher, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pecos National Historical Park: Mosamiazaz at English Wikipedia, Public domain

Getting set up

Moving to Cuyamungue Grant: who provides what

Cuyamungue Grant is unincorporated, so Santa Fe County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerJemez Mountains Elec Coop15.8¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterTesuque Pueblo water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers96% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesSanta Fe CountySanta Fe County provides services here
SchoolsPojoaque Valley Public SchoolsWhich school depends on your addressNCES
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.gov
Who runs elections hereSanta Fe County ClerkSanta Fe County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP code8750687506 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 Cuyamungue Grant.

Work & commute

About half of Cuyamungue Grant’s working residents commute to Santa Fe

The top destinations are Santa Fe (49%), Albuquerque (25%) and Los Alamos (5%). Commuting out is the norm in Cuyamungue Grant: 2% of working residents work locally. This New Mexico town had 214 jobs in 2023, down 781 from 2013. Half the trips to work are shorter than 15 miles.

2%work in town
Cuyamungue GrantNew Mexico townsU.S. towns
Working residents who work in town1.8%14%8%
Average trip to work24 minutes23 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Cuyamungue Grant2%
Santa Fe49%
Albuquerque25%
Los Alamos5%
Hatch2%
15 mi
median commute distance
214
jobs based in Cuyamungue Grant
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Natural hazards

Very high risk in Cuyamungue Grant, with inland flooding at the top

The risk rating from FEMA in Cuyamungue Grant is 88 of 100. 58% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by wildfires at 36%.

88risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
88Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingWildfire

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

The climate in Cuyamungue Grant brings four seasons and hot summers

In July, afternoons reach 89°; in January, nights fall to 17°, and about 11 inches of snow falls in a winter.

11″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter19–47°
Spring34–68°
Summer54–87°
Fall35–68°
Oct 6
typical first frost
May 11
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Cuyamungue Grant is

The share of adults in Cuyamungue Grant who had a checkup this year: 71%. The town beats the New Mexico average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. Only 6 of the 74 New Mexico towns we compare have a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Cuyamungue Grant. Two figures for adults in the town: 14% report frequent mental distress, 12% binge drink.

Cuyamungue GrantNew Mexico townsU.S. towns
Diabetes (CDC PLACES)16%14%12%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)14%16%17%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)12%13%16%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)71%69%79%
32 measures vs. New Mexico
2 better29 too close to call1 worse
What stands outCuyamungue GrantNM
Fewer adults in frequent mental distress13.9%16.1%
More adults getting cholesterol checked87.6%83.4%
More adults with diabetes16.2%13.2%
Presbyterian Espanola Hospital
11.6 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Housing

A home in Cuyamungue Grant sells for about $170K at the median

In Cuyamungue Grant, 72% of households are owner-occupiers.

$170Kmedian sale price
0
homes sold in March

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Outdoors

0% of Cuyamungue Grant is conserved land

2.9 miles of trail. Cuyamungue Grant’s trail network density stands at 1.2 miles per square mile.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 1,620 acres
2.9 mi
of trails · 1.2 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Cuyamungue Grant

15pages on Cuyamungue Grant
After high school

Colleges nearby

4 within 15 miles of the center of Cuyamungue Grant

A job hub

Every workday, about 213 people come to Cuyamungue Grant for work

Where Cuyamungue Grant’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

49% → Santa Fe Santa Fe 49% 25% → Albuquerque Albuquerque 25% 5% → Los Alamos Los Alamos 5% 2% → Hatch Hatch 2% 2% → Las Vegas Las Vegas 2% 2% → Española Española 2% Cuyamungue Grant · 2% stay
214jobs based in Cuyamungue Grant
2%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Cuyamungue Grant

Unincorporated community in New Mexico, United States

Cuyamungue Grant is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Cuyamungue Grant had a population of 184.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
2.5 sq mi
Elevation
6,122 ft

Questions about Cuyamungue Grant

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Cuyamungue Grant, NM a good place to live?

Cuyamungue Grant has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.