San Felipe PuebloNM
The town, home to 1,119 people, lies in New Mexico.
Is San Felipe Pueblo a good place to live?
The best of San Felipe Pueblo’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D for health. 28% of residents live below the poverty line in San Felipe Pueblo, against 21% in New Mexico’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Among 74 New Mexico towns, just one has a higher share of households owning their home than San Felipe Pueblo. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 85% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. San Felipe Pueblo has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,119 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How San Felipe Pueblo grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Mexico), ordered by how far San Felipe Pueblo is from typical.
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Moving to San Felipe Pueblo: who provides what
San Felipe Pueblo is unincorporated, so Sandoval 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 San Felipe Pueblo.
San Felipe Pueblo stands out in New Mexico and nationally, with more of its adults who sleep under 7 hours
Among adults in San Felipe Pueblo, 66% had a checkup this year. Only 4 of the 74 New Mexico towns we compare have a higher share of adults who smoke cigarettes than San Felipe Pueblo. The town does better than the New Mexico average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 18.
| San Felipe Pueblo | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 34% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 41% | 35% | 33% |
| What stands out | San Felipe Pueblo | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.3% | 7.4% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 11.2% | 15.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 30.3% | 14.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
San Felipe Pueblo’s schools rank behind 77% of New Mexico districts
Its one school is below. Enrollment at San Felipe Pueblo’s public school: 166 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Felipe Pueblo Elementary SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 166 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NM on state tests and graduation
Very high risk in San Felipe Pueblo, with inland flooding at the top
FEMA puts 80% of San Felipe Pueblo’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
San Felipe Pueblo has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
San Felipe Pueblo had 165 jobs in 2023, up 115 from 2013. Just nearly a tenth of the town’s working residents have a job in town. The top destinations are Albuquerque (26%), Bernalillo (9%) and Santa Fe (5%). Half of commuters travel less than 17 miles.
| San Felipe Pueblo | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 23 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 8.7% | 14% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and hot summers: that is San Felipe Pueblo’s year
San Felipe Pueblo’s peak summer temperature stands at 93°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
0% of San Felipe Pueblo is conserved land
6.3 miles of trail. San Felipe Pueblo’s concentration of trails comes in at 0.5 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Bandelier National Monument and 42 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around San Felipe Pueblo. Close and well known come first.
18 mi National MonumentBandelier National Monument248K visitors a year
27 mi National PreserveValles Caldera National Preserve85K visitors a year
28 mi Stadium & arenaUniversity Stadium
32 mi MuseumGeorgia O'Keeffe Museum
16 mi Park & preserveKasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument
23 mi National MonumentPetroglyph National Monument311K visitors a yearPhoto credits
Bandelier National Monument: Andrew Dunn (talk · contribs), CC BY-SA 2.0 · Valles Caldera National Preserve: Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, Public domain · University Stadium: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0 · Georgia O'Keeffe Museum: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument: Marshallhenrie, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Petroglyph National Monument: Unknown, Public domain
Everything we know about San Felipe Pueblo
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of San Felipe Pueblo; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 San Felipe Pueblo residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Mexico.
91% of working residents leave San Felipe Pueblo for work
Where San Felipe Pueblo’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About San Felipe Pueblo
CDP in New Mexico, United States
San Felipe Pueblo (Eastern Keres: Katishtya, Navajo Tsédááʼkin) is a census-designated place (CDP) in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States, and is located 10 miles (16 km) north of Bernalillo. As of the 2020 census, San Felipe Pueblo had a population of 2,542. It is part of the Albuquerque metropolitan area.
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- Area
- 12 sq mi
- Elevation
- 5,131 ft
- Area code
- 505
Questions about San Felipe Pueblo
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is San Felipe Pueblo, NM expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.