Peak PlaceNM
A town of 427.
Is Peak Place a good place to live?
Peak Place’s concentration of trails is 4.4 miles per square mile, above both the New Mexico town median (1.0) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Peak Place has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
427 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Bandelier National Monument and 20 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Peak Place. Close and well known come first.
15 mi National MonumentBandelier National Monument248K visitors a year
7 mi MuseumGeorgia O'Keeffe Museum
26 mi National PreserveValles Caldera National Preserve85K visitors a year
7 mi Park & preserveSanta Fe Plaza
9 mi Ski areaSki Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Q3855588 runs · 1,753 ft vertical
18 mi National Historical ParkPecos National Historical Park37K visitors a yearPhoto 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 · Ski Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Q38555: Ybratcher, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Pecos National Historical Park: Mosamiazaz at English Wikipedia, Public domain
Moving to Peak Place: who provides what
Peak Place 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 Peak Place.
Peak Place has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 88% of U.S. communities. 58% of Peak Place’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by wildfires at 36%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
About half of Peak Place’s working residents commute to Santa Fe
A third of Peak Place residents live below the poverty line; by contrast, the town’s middle household income stands at $41,000, against $55,000 in New Mexico’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Its mean commuting time stands at 22 minutes. The median commute is under 11 miles.
| Peak Place | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 33% | 21% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $41,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Peak Place has four seasons and pleasant summers
Peak Place’s typical July afternoon high stands at 86°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Peak Place is
The share of adults in Peak Place who binge drink: 13%. Of 32 CDC measures, Peak Place beats the New Mexico average on 8 and trails it on 1. 29% of adults here have high blood pressure; 29% have obesity.
| Peak Place | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 67% | 69% | 79% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 35% | 35% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 35% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 16% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Peak Place | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.8% | 14.2% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 5% | 6.6% |
| Fewer adults screened for colon cancer | 53% | 57.5% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Peak Place
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Peak Place
About 5 of every 100 Peak Place residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Mexico.
100% of working residents leave Peak Place for work
Where Peak Place’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Peak Place
Unincorporated community in New Mexico, United States
Peak Place is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Peak Place had a population of 578.
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- Area
- 1.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 6,644 ft
Questions about Peak Place
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Peak Place, NM a good place to live?
Peak Place has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.