Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Nambe’s best subject grade is an A for history; its weakest is a D for hazard risk. On history, just 3 of New Mexico’s 161 towns do better. Nambe's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 83% of U.S. towns. Nambe has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Nambe beats most towns.
The archive holds 8 old photos and papers going back to 1888 and 2 maps from 1953 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Mexico), ordered by how far Nambe is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Nambe. Close and well known come first.
13 mi National MonumentBandelier National Monument248K visitors a year
24 mi National PreserveValles Caldera National Preserve85K visitors a year
15 mi MuseumGeorgia O'Keeffe Museum
12 mi Ski areaSki Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Q3855588 runs · 1,753 ft vertical
15 mi Park & preserveSanta Fe Plaza
25 mi National Historical ParkPecos National Historical Park37K visitors a yearBandelier 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 · Ski Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Q38555: Ybratcher, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Santa Fe Plaza: See above, CC BY 2.0 · Pecos National Historical Park: Mosamiazaz at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Nambe 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Nambe.
The risk rating from FEMA for Nambe comes to 81 of 100, where New Mexico’s towns sit at 66 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 72% come from inland flooding and 17% from wildfires.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
31% of adults 25 and older hold at least a bachelor’s degree, against 31% across New Mexico. People 65 and older are a third of residents (19% statewide); children under 18 are 12% of residents (22% statewide). The median age for Nambe comes to 56.4 years, above both New Mexico’s towns (37.2 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Among 74 New Mexico towns, just 3 have a lower share of children under 18 than Nambe.
| Nambe | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 56.4 years | 37.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Under 18 | 12% | 23% | 22% |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 31% | 23% | 29% |
47% women, 53% men
About 113 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±1.3 points). Across New Mexico, 50.3% of residents are women. Among residents 25 to 34, 70% are men (NM 51%).
| Nambe | NM | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 5.1% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 6.4% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 4.6% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 10.4% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.6% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.5% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 19.4% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 19.2% | 11.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 13.8% | 7.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9.3% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 33.2% | 25.7% | 26% |
| Some college | 19.3% | 22.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 7.1% | 9.2% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 16.3% | 17.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.8% | 13.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 2,000, single groups can be off by several points
For residents in Nambe, the share who live below the poverty line is 15%. Just 7% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Also worth knowing: in Nambe, the average commute is 29 minutes. The median commute is under 18 miles.
| Nambe | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 29 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Work from home | 15% | 8.4% | 11% |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 21% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 6.8% | 14% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
11% of Nambe adults binge drink. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Nambe is ahead of New Mexico on 2 and behind on 4. Two figures for adults locally: 17% have diabetes, 71% had a checkup this year.
| Nambe | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 13% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 14% | 12% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 69% | 79% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Nambe | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.2% | 13.7% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 86.6% | 83.4% |
| More adults with diabetes | 16.7% | 13.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Nambe, the median rent is $1,229 a month. The share of households in Nambe who live in a home they own: 86%.
| Nambe | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 86% | 70% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,229 a month | $940 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
3.6 miles of trail. The trail network density in Nambe is 0.4 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Nambe
About 4 of every 100 Nambe residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Mexico.
Where Nambe’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
United States historic place
Nambé Pueblo (Tewa: Na̧nbeˀ Ówîngeh, pronounced [nɑ̃̀mbèʔ ʔówîŋɡè]) is a federally recognized tribe of the Tewa Pueblo people in Santa Fe County, New Mexico. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined the community as a census-designated place (CDP). The Pueblo of Nambé has existed since the 14th century and is a member of the Eight Northern Pueblos. It was a primary cultural, economic, and religious center at the time of the arrival of Spanish colonists in the very early 17th century. Nambé was one of the Pueblos that organized and participated in the Pueblo Revolt of 1680 which expelled the Spanish from New Mexico for twelve years. The community of Nambe, New Me…
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One town shares a border with Nambe.
Nambe and Pojoaque have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Nambe and Pojoaque report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Nambe with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Home to 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $302,000, 5% below 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 B+.
2 notable people were born here, including Ben Luján and Brenda McKenna.
