Pueblo of Santa Ana, Jemez River Vicinity
Santa Ana Pueblo’s story
Santa Ana Pueblo in pictures
The archive holds 2 old photos and papers and 4 maps from 1954 on.
Explore the history →Santa Ana PuebloNM
A town of 1,026.
Population
1,026
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$150K
Census ACS
Household income
$86K
median
Median age
35.4
years
Jobs based here
195
A commuter town
Is Santa Ana Pueblo a good place to live?
Santa Ana Pueblo’s best subject grade is an A+ for cost of living; its weakest is a C− for schools. On cost of living, just 7 of New Mexico’s 156 towns do better. Santa Ana Pueblo’s trail density is 2.1 miles per square mile, above both the New Mexico town median (1.0) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Santa Ana Pueblo has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Santa Ana Pueblo stand out
Where Santa Ana Pueblo beats most towns.
Small town
1,026 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
BernalilloPlacitasAlgodonesSanta Ana Pueblo
How Santa Ana Pueblo grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Mexico), ordered by how far Santa Ana Pueblo is from typical.
Cost of livingTypical home $150K, 2.1 years of the Albuquerque metro’s $71K median household incomeA+Open →Hazard riskFEMA risk higher than 21% of U.S. communities; inland flooding tops the listA−Open →SchoolsBehind 81% of New Mexico districts on tests and graduationC−Open →Jobs & income$86K median household income; 195 jobs based hereB+Open →HealthLovelace Westside Hospital 13.6 miles awayBOpen →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.3 of 20; 3.4% of households have no car; 3.1% of workers walk, bike or ride transitC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 45 attractions →University Stadium and 40 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Santa Ana Pueblo. Close and well known come first.
21 mi Stadium & arenaUniversity Stadium
26 mi National MonumentBandelier National Monument248K visitors a year
33 mi National PreserveValles Caldera National Preserve85K visitors a year
15 mi National MonumentPetroglyph National Monument311K visitors a year
10 mi Stadium & arenaRio Rancho Events Center
12 mi Ski areaSandia Peak Ski Area66 runs · 1,599 ft verticalSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
University Stadium: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0 · Bandelier National Monument: Andrew Dunn (talk · contribs), CC BY-SA 2.0 · Valles Caldera National Preserve: Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, Public domain · Petroglyph National Monument: Unknown, Public domain · Rio Rancho Events Center: Maryabm2009, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Sandia Peak Ski Area: Skoch3, CC BY-SA 3.0
Getting set up
Moving to Santa Ana Pueblo: who provides what
Santa Ana Pueblo is unincorporated, so Sandoval County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerPNM16.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterSanta Ana Eastside water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet7 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesSandoval CountySandoval County provides services here
SchoolsBernalillo Public SchoolsJemez Valley Public Schools2 districts serve Santa Ana Pueblo; which school depends on your address and gradeNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn New Mexico you can register online until 28 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereSandoval County ClerkSandoval County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2023
ZIP code8700487004 99%Census 2020
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 Santa Ana Pueblo.
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A−
Santa Ana Pueblo faces a low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 79% of U.S. communities.
21risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingEarthquakes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+
Most of Santa Ana Pueblo’s workers commute out: the town has 0.7 jobs for each of them
Most working residents leave Santa Ana Pueblo for work: only 19% work in town. Santa Ana Pueblo’s average trip to work is 17 minutes, below both New Mexico’s towns (23 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). 5.5% of residents live below the poverty line in Santa Ana Pueblo.
19%work in town
| Santa Ana Pueblo | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 5.5% | 21% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 19% | 14% | 8% |
| Median household income | $86,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
In Santa Ana Pueblo19%
Albuquerque25%
Bernalillo16%
Rio Rancho7%
Santa Fe5%
12 mi
median commute distance
195
jobs based in Santa Ana Pueblo
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C+
Walkability grade: more walkable than 42% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
In Santa Ana Pueblo, expect four seasons and hot summers
Santa Ana Pueblo has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. Santa Ana Pueblo’s July high is 93°F.
6″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–51°
Spring38–73°
Summer59–92°
Fall40–72°
Oct 24
typical first frost
Apr 17
typical last frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
HealthB
Santa Ana Pueblo ranks healthier than 65% of the country’s towns
Santa Ana Pueblo beats the New Mexico average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 18% of Santa Ana Pueblo adults get no exercise outside work. Only 4 of the 74 New Mexico towns we compare have a lower share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Santa Ana Pueblo.
65%healthier than U.S. townsBHealth Grade
| Santa Ana Pueblo | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 27% | 25% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 5.8% | 16% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 69% | 79% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 26% | 19% |
32 measures vs. New Mexico
8 better23 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Santa Ana Pueblo | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 5.8% | 15.6% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 8.9% | 14.2% |
| More adults with asthma | 12.6% | 9.9% |
Lovelace Westside Hospital
13.6 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.5%conserved
0.5%
conserved · 23 of 4,801 acres
16 mi
of trails · 2.1 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Santa Ana Pueblo
17pages on Santa Ana Pueblo
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Santa Ana Pueblo
About 3 of every 100 Santa Ana Pueblo residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Mexico.
About Santa Ana Pueblo
Native American settlement and federally recognized tribe in New Mexico
Santa Ana Pueblo (Eastern Keres: Tamaya [tʰɑmɑjːɑ]) is a settlement in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States, of Native Americans who speak an eastern dialect of the Keresan languages. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau has defined this community as a census-designated place (CDP). As of the 2000 census, the CDP had a total population of 479. It is part of the Albuquerque metropolitan area. The Pueblo, named Tamaya in Keres, administers a total reservation land of 73,000 acres (295 km2) in the Rio Grande valley. The pueblo celebrates an annual feast day for its patron saint, St. Anne, on July 26.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 7.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 5,249 ft
- Area code
- 505
Questions about Santa Ana Pueblo
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Santa Ana 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+.