Sandia KnollsNM
A town of 1,445.
Is Sandia Knolls a good place to live?
The best of Sandia Knolls’ subject grades is an A for health; the weakest is a D for walkability. Only 3 of New Mexico’s 161 towns score higher on health. Sandia Knolls has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Sandia Knolls stand out
Where Sandia Knolls beats most towns.
1,445 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Sandia Knolls grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Mexico), ordered by how far Sandia Knolls is from typical.
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University Stadium and 28 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Sandia Knolls. Close and well known come first.
20 mi Stadium & arenaUniversity Stadium
37 mi National MonumentBandelier National Monument248K visitors a year
8 mi Ski areaSandia Peak Ski Area66 runs · 1,599 ft vertical
22 mi National MonumentPetroglyph National Monument311K visitors a year
15 mi MuseumNational Museum of Nuclear Science & History
16 mi Stadium & arenaTingley ColiseumPhoto credits
University Stadium: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0 · Bandelier National Monument: Andrew Dunn (talk · contribs), CC BY-SA 2.0 · Sandia Peak Ski Area: Skoch3, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Petroglyph National Monument: Unknown, Public domain · National Museum of Nuclear Science & History: AllenS, Public domain · Tingley Coliseum: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0
Moving to Sandia Knolls: who provides what
Sandia Knolls is unincorporated, so Bernalillo 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 Sandia Knolls.
Sandia Knolls stands out in New Mexico and nationally: a smaller share of its adults sleep under 7 hours
26% of Sandia Knolls adults sleep under 7 hours, against 34% in New Mexico’s towns and 36% across U.S. towns. 15% of Sandia Knolls adults get no exercise outside work. Only 7 of the 74 New Mexico towns we compare have a lower share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Sandia Knolls.
| Sandia Knolls | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 34% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 27% | 25% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 26% | 19% |
| What stands out | Sandia Knolls | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 4.3% | 14.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 6.9% | 20.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.7% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
More than half of Sandia Knolls’ working residents commute to Albuquerque
Most working residents leave Sandia Knolls for work: only 1% work in town. 4.5% of Sandia Knolls residents live below the poverty line, where New Mexico’s towns sit at 21% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Sandia Knolls’ median household income is $92,000.
| Sandia Knolls | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 4.5% | 21% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 14% | 8% |
| Median household income | $92,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Sandia Knolls, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Sandia Knolls has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. The July high in Sandia Knolls is 86°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Sandia Knolls faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 60% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Sandia Knolls
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Sandia Knolls; the nearest are
About 7 of every 100 Sandia Knolls residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Mexico.
99% of working residents leave Sandia Knolls for work
Where Sandia Knolls’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Sandia Knolls
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sandia Knolls, NM expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.