Hyde ParkNM
A town of 189.
Is Hyde Park a good place to live?
95% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Hyde Park, against 23% in New Mexico’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. No town among the 74 in New Mexico we compare has a higher median age than Hyde Park. 31% of the land in Hyde Park is conserved, above both New Mexico’s towns (3.9%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Hyde Park has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Hyde Park stand out
Where Hyde Park beats most towns.
189 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum and 20 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Hyde Park. Close and well known come first.
3 mi MuseumGeorgia O'Keeffe Museum
20 mi National MonumentBandelier National Monument248K visitors a year
3 mi Park & preserveSanta Fe Plaza
31 mi National PreserveValles Caldera National Preserve85K visitors a year
12 mi National Historical ParkPecos National Historical Park37K visitors a year
8 mi Ski areaSki Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Q3855588 runs · 1,753 ft verticalPhoto credits
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Bandelier National Monument: Andrew Dunn (talk · contribs), CC BY-SA 2.0 · Santa Fe Plaza: See above, CC BY 2.0 · Valles Caldera National Preserve: Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, Public domain · Pecos National Historical Park: Mosamiazaz at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Ski Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Q38555: Ybratcher, CC BY-SA 4.0
Moving to Hyde Park: who provides what
Hyde Park 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 Hyde Park.
The median household income in Hyde Park is higher than in most of New Mexico or the rest of the country
The median household income in Hyde Park is $194,000. Since 2013, Hyde Park has added 84 jobs, to 180 in 2023. 4.2% of residents live below the poverty line in Hyde Park.
| Hyde Park | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $194,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 4.2% | 21% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 14% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Nearly a third of Hyde Park is conserved land
5.0 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Hyde Park’s trail density is 2.4 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Santa Fe National Forest | 0.1 mi | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
A typical July afternoon in Hyde Park is cooler than in the typical New Mexico or U.S. town
Hyde Park has chilly winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 82°, January nights drop to 20° and about 20 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Wildfire leads a high hazard risk in Hyde Park
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 66% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Hyde Park is
Hyde Park beats the New Mexico average on 23 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 21% of Hyde Park adults have obesity.
| Hyde Park | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 34% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 35% | 33% |
| What stands out | Hyde Park | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 3.4% | 14.2% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 3.9% | 15.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.6% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Hyde Park
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Hyde Park
About 6 of every 100 Hyde Park residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Mexico.
Every workday, about 179 people come to Hyde Park for work
Where Hyde Park’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Hyde Park
Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States
Hyde Park is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Hyde Park had a population of 285. The CDP is in the northeast part of the county and is bordered to the west by the city of Santa Fe, the state capital, to the east by Santa Fe National Forest, and to the north by Little Tesuque Creek. New Mexico State Road 475 passes through the community, leading southwest 4 miles (6 km) to downtown Santa Fe and northeast to its end at Ski Santa Fe in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
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- Area
- 2.1 sq mi
- Elevation
- 7,966 ft
Questions about Hyde Park
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Hyde Park, NM a good place to live?
Hyde Park has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.