El Valle de Arroyo SecoNM
It is a town of 1,293 residents in New Mexico.
Is El Valle de Arroyo Seco a good place to live?
The best of El Valle de Arroyo Seco’s subject grades is a B+ for health; the weakest is a D− for walkability. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 85% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Only 4 of the 74 New Mexico towns we compare have a lower share of working residents who work in town than El Valle de Arroyo Seco. 64% of the land in El Valle de Arroyo Seco is conserved, above both New Mexico’s towns (3.9%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest park or preserve is New Mexico Wildlife Center, at 21 acres. El Valle de Arroyo Seco has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,293 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How El Valle de Arroyo Seco grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Mexico), ordered by how far El Valle de Arroyo Seco is from typical.
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Bandelier National Monument and 22 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around El Valle de Arroyo Seco. Close and well known come first.
11 mi National MonumentBandelier National Monument248K visitors a year
21 mi National PreserveValles Caldera National Preserve85K visitors a year
19 mi MuseumGeorgia O'Keeffe Museum
15 mi National Historical ParkManhattan Project National Historical Park56K visitors a year
17 mi Ski areaSki Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Q3855588 runs · 1,753 ft vertical
19 mi Park & preserveSanta Fe PlazaPhoto 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 · Manhattan Project National Historical Park: Unknown, Public domain · Ski Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Q38555: Ybratcher, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Santa Fe Plaza: See above, CC BY 2.0
Moving to El Valle de Arroyo Seco: who provides what
El Valle de Arroyo Seco is unincorporated, so Santa Fe 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 El Valle de Arroyo Seco.
Conservation land takes up nearly a third of El Valle de Arroyo Seco
Trails run 8.9 miles in 1 park or preserve. In El Valle de Arroyo Seco, the trail density is 1.8 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. New Mexico Wildlife Center | 0.5 mi | 21 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Public schools in El Valle de Arroyo Seco fall behind 53% of New Mexico districts
Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valley Baptist Academy PrivateLargest high schoolGrades 1–12 | Grades 1–12 | 20 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NM on state tests and graduation
El Valle de Arroyo Seco faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Of the losses FEMA expects in El Valle de Arroyo Seco, 78% come from inland flooding and 14% from wildfires.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
El Valle de Arroyo Seco has 0.1 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
For residents in El Valle de Arroyo Seco, the share who live below the poverty line is 6.5%. Only 1% of working residents stay in El Valle de Arroyo Seco for work; the rest commute out. Jobs based here fell to 66 in 2023, 58 fewer than in 2013. The town’s mean commuting time is 26 minutes.
| El Valle de Arroyo Seco | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 6.5% | 21% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $68,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
El Valle de Arroyo Seco ranks healthier than 68% of the country’s towns
El Valle de Arroyo Seco: 29% of adults have high blood pressure. 27% of adults here have obesity; 14% report frequent mental distress.
| El Valle de Arroyo Seco | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 68% | 69% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | El Valle de Arroyo Seco | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.6% | 14.2% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 4.8% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Four seasons and hot summers: that is El Valle de Arroyo Seco’s year
The July high for El Valle de Arroyo Seco comes to 89°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median home in El Valle de Arroyo Seco sells for about $464K
The share of households in El Valle de Arroyo Seco who are owner-occupiers: 88%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about El Valle de Arroyo Seco
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of El Valle de Arroyo Seco
About 3 of every 100 El Valle de Arroyo Seco residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Mexico.
99% of working residents leave El Valle de Arroyo Seco for work
Where El Valle de Arroyo Seco’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023