Panoramic sunset over desert outside Santa Fe, 2018
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A town of 2,119.
Population
2,119
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$1.55M
Census ACS
Household income
$205K
median
Median age
64.5
years
Jobs based here
334
Balanced
Is Las Campanas a good place to live?
Las Campanas’ best subject grades are a B+ for health and incomes; its weakest is a D for cost of living. 76% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Las Campanas, above both New Mexico’s towns (23%) and U.S. towns (29%). Only 9 of New Mexico’s 156 towns score lower on cost of living. 27% of the land in Las Campanas is conserved, against 3.9% in New Mexico’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Las Campanas has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
WeakestDCost of living
What makes Las Campanas stand out
Where Las Campanas beats most towns.
How Las Campanas grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Mexico), ordered by how far Las Campanas is from typical.
Cost of livingTypical home $1.55M, 19.5 years of the Santa Fe metro’s $79K median household incomeDOpen →HealthPresbyterian Santa Fe Medical Center 7.3 miles awayB+Open →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listCOpen →Jobs & income$205K median household incomeB+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 6.1 of 20; 0% of households have no car; 3.9% of workers walk, bike or ride transitBOpen →SchoolsBeat 56% of New Mexico districts on tests and graduationBOpen →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 51 attractions →Bandelier National Monument and 19 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Las Campanas. Close and well known come first.
11 mi National MonumentBandelier National Monument248K visitors a year
7 mi MuseumGeorgia O'Keeffe Museum
22 mi National PreserveValles Caldera National Preserve85K visitors a year
7 mi Park & preserveSanta Fe Plaza
17 mi National Historical ParkPecos National Historical Park37K visitors a year
14 mi National Historical ParkManhattan Project National Historical Park56K visitors a yearSources: 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 · Georgia O'Keeffe Museum: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Valles Caldera National Preserve: Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, Public domain · Santa Fe Plaza: See above, CC BY 2.0 · Pecos National Historical Park: Mosamiazaz at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Manhattan Project National Historical Park: Unknown, Public domain
Getting set up
Moving to Las Campanas: who provides what
Las Campanas is unincorporated, so Santa Fe County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerJemez Mountains Elec Coop15.8¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterLas Campanas Water SystemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
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 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 Las Campanas.
OutdoorsB+
Las Campanas has set aside nearly a quarter of its land for conservation
49 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Las Campanas’ trail density is 4.8 miles per square mile.
27.4%conserved
27.4%
conserved · 1,823 of 6,646 acres
49 mi
of trails · 4.8 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Estes Park | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
HealthB+
Compared with most of New Mexico and the rest of the country, fewer of Las Campanas’ adults report frequent mental distress
11% of adults report frequent mental distress in Las Campanas. No town among the 74 in New Mexico we compare has a lower share of adults who binge drink than Las Campanas. 19% of adults say their health is fair or poor in Las Campanas.
71%healthier than U.S. townsB+Health Grade
| Las Campanas | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 16% | 17% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 8.2% | 13% | 16% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 34% | 36% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 35% | 35% |
32 measures vs. New Mexico
20 better5 too close to call7 worse
| What stands out | Las Campanas | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 5.5% | 16.5% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.7% | 15.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 16.1% | 7.4% |
Presbyterian Santa Fe Medical Center
7.3 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C
Las Campanas faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 69% of U.S. communities.
69risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingWildfire
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
In Las Campanas, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Las Campanas has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. The July high in Las Campanas is 88°F.
20″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter20–46°
Spring35–66°
Summer55–86°
Fall37–67°
Oct 6
typical first frost
May 14
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+
The median household income in Las Campanas is higher than in the typical New Mexico or U.S. town
8.9% of Las Campanas residents live below the poverty line. Of the 73 New Mexico towns we compare, none has a higher median household income than Las Campanas. Jobs based in Las Campanas grew to 334 in 2023, 231 more than in 2013.
3%work in town
| Las Campanas | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $205,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 8.9% | 21% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.6% | 14% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 20 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Las Campanas3%
Santa Fe45%
Albuquerque14%
Los Alamos10%
La Cienega4%
8 mi
median commute distance
334
jobs based in Las Campanas
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
B
Walkability grade: more walkable than 62% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HousingCost of living grade D
Homes in Las Campanas sell for about $1.48M
Among 74 New Mexico towns, just 1 have a higher share of households owning their home than Las Campanas.
$1.48Mmedian sale price
Market temperature
105
days on market
96.8%
sale-to-list price
8
homes sold in May
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Las Campanas
17pages on Las Campanas
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Las Campanas
Southwestern CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Santa Fe5.5 miSanta Fe Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Santa Fe8.3 mi$1,851 in-state tuitionInstitute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts DevelopmentUniversity or college · Public · Santa Fe9.3 mi$5,920 in-state tuition
About 5 of every 100 Las Campanas residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Mexico.
About Las Campanas
Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States
Las Campanas is a golf course 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, Las Campanas had a population of 1,460. The CDP is in northwestern Santa Fe County and is bordered to the north by La Tierra, to the east by Tano Road, and to the south by Tres Arroyos. It is 9 miles (14 km) by road northwest of Santa Fe, the state capital. The Club at Las Campanas, a country club, is at the center of the community.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 10 sq mi
- Elevation
- 6,591 ft
Las Campanas’s neighbors
3 towns share a border with Las Campanas.
Tres ArroyosLa TierraTano RoadLas Campanas
How the neighbors grade
| Town | NM rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Las Campanas | — | — | D | — | B | B+ |
| Tres Arroyos | — | — | C | — | B | A− |
| La Tierra | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tano Road | — | — | D | — | B | A |
Las Campanas, Tres Arroyos and Tano Road have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Las Campanas, Tres Arroyos and Tano Road report no FBI crime data of their own. La Tierra isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Las Campanas with a neighbor →
Questions about Las Campanas
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Las Campanas, NM expensive?
Yes. The typical home is worth about $1,546,000, 389% above the New Mexico typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.