Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The best of Pecos’ subject grades is a B+ for walkability; the weakest is a D for hazard risk. Pecos's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 92% of U.S. towns. Its National Register listings include Pecos National Monument and Pecos National Historical Park. Pecos has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Pecos beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Mexico), ordered by how far Pecos is from typical.
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Census counts: 241 in 1880, 1,392 in 2020. The archive holds 12 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1961 on.
3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Pecos. Close and well known come first.
in town National Historical ParkPecos National Historical Park37K visitors a year
17 mi MuseumGeorgia O'Keeffe Museum
35 mi National MonumentBandelier National Monument248K visitors a year
17 mi Park & preserveSanta Fe Plaza
16 mi Ski areaSki Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Q3855588 runs · 1,753 ft vertical
38 mi National Historical ParkManhattan Project National Historical Park56K visitors a yearPecos National Historical Park: Mosamiazaz at English Wikipedia, Public domain · 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 · Ski Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Q38555: Ybratcher, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Manhattan Project National Historical Park: Unknown, Public domain
Who provides power, water and the rest in Pecos, and how to reach them.
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 Pecos.
For Pecos, the FEMA risk score is 82 of 100. Nearly two thirds of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by wildfires at 27%. Households locally have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2022.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Of its 3 schools, two are listed below, each with the reason. The Pecos school district runs its public schools. 3 public schools serve Pecos, with 434 students in all.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pecos ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 194 | – |
| Pecos HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 130 | C+ |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NM on state tests and graduation
For half of commuters, work is under 25 miles away. Among working residents in Pecos, 3.7% work locally, against 14% in New Mexico’s towns and 8% across U.S. towns. Jobs locally fell by 215 from 2013 to 2023, to 80. Pecos: 9.7% of residents live below the poverty line.
| Pecos | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 42 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.7% | 14% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 9.7% | 21% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Among households in Pecos, 65% are owner-occupiers. In the year to September 2026, typical home values climbed 4%. Pecos’ median rent is $1,044 a month, where New Mexico’s towns sit at $940 a month and U.S. towns at $1,185 a month.
| Pecos | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 65% | 70% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,044 a month | $940 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
New Mexico has 31% of adults 25 and older with a bachelor’s degree or more; here it is 26%. Adults 18 to 34 are 30% of residents (23% statewide); adults 35 to 64 are 31% of residents (37% statewide).
| Pecos | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 33.8 years | 37.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 26% | 23% | 29% |
43% women, 57% men
About 134 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±6 points). Across New Mexico, 50.3% of residents are women. Among residents 45 to 54, 92% are women (NM 50%).
| Pecos | NM | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 20.1% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 1.6% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0.9% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 28.8% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 8.2% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 5.3% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 17.3% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.7% | 11.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 11% | 7.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.3% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 34.2% | 25.7% | 26% |
| Some college | 25.1% | 22.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 10.2% | 9.2% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 20.2% | 17.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6% | 13.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,400, single groups can be off by several points
For adults 18 to 64 in Pecos, the share who have no health insurance is 18%. No town among the 74 in New Mexico we compare has a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Pecos. In Pecos, 14% of adults report frequent mental distress, and 70% had a checkup this year.
| Pecos | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 8.1% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 23% | 23% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 69% | 79% |
| What stands out | Pecos | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with COPD | 4.9% | 6.6% |
| Fewer smokers | 10.5% | 13.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Trails run 0.8 miles in 2 parks and preserves. Pecos’ trail network density is 0.4 miles per square mile.
| Pecos | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.6% | 3.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Santa Fe National Forest | — | 11 |
| 2. Pecos National Historical Park | — | 7 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
1 within 15 miles of the center of Pecos
About 10 of every 100 Pecos residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Mexico.
Where Pecos’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
3 places in Pecos on the National Register of Historic Places.
Village in New Mexico, United States
Pecos is a village in San Miguel County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Pecos had a population of 1,392. The village has been shrinking slower than other parts of San Miguel County, partly because Pecos is within commuting distance of Santa Fe. The village is built along the Pecos River, which flows from the north out of the Santa Fe National Forest. Notable locations nearby include Pecos National Historical Park, Glorieta Pass, and Pecos Benedictine Monastery. It is also an entry point for hunting, fishing, hiking and camping in the Pecos Wilderness. The closest metropolitan area is the Santa Fe metropolitan area, approximately 26 miles (42 km) to the west.
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Home to 3 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
That is 7.7 years of the area's median household income ($50,585 across the Las Vegas, NM area). Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.
