Pueblo of Santa Ana, Jemez River Vicinity
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1,026 residents make their home in this town in New Mexico.
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 has 1 place on the National Register. Santa Ana Pueblo has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
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 incomeB+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.
Outdoors16 miles of trails; 0% conserved landC+Open →HistoryLittle recorded history by comparisonDOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
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
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Santa Ana Pueblo.
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade A−
The biggest natural risk in Santa Ana Pueblo is inland flooding, at a low overall level
21risk score of 100
FEMA expects less storm and flood damage in Santa Ana Pueblo than in 79% of U.S. communities. 77% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by earthquakes at 8%.
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingEarthquakes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commuteJobs & income grade B+
With only 0.7 jobs per working resident, most people in Santa Ana Pueblo work out of town
19%work in town
The mean commuting time for Santa Ana Pueblo comes to 17 minutes. Just 19% of the town’s working residents have a job in town. Since 2013, Santa Ana Pueblo has added 185 jobs, to 195 in 2023. Also worth knowing: the share of residents in Santa Ana Pueblo who live below the poverty line is 5.5%, against 21% in New Mexico’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns.
| 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
Four seasons and hot summers in Santa Ana Pueblo
6″snow a winter
The town’s peak summer temperature is 93°F.
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 two in three of the country’s towns
65%healthier than U.S. townsBHealth Grade
Among adults in Santa Ana Pueblo, 16% worry about having enough food. Of 32 CDC measures, Santa Ana Pueblo beats the New Mexico average on 8 and trails it on 1. The share of adults in Santa Ana Pueblo who get no exercise outside work is 18%, below both New Mexico’s towns (27%) and U.S. towns (25%). Two figures for adults here: 70% had a checkup this year, 18% say their health is fair or poor.
| 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
OutdoorsC+
Conserved land covers 0.5% of Santa Ana Pueblo
0.5%conserved
For Santa Ana Pueblo, the trail network density is 2.1 miles per square mile.
| Santa Ana Pueblo | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 2.1 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 3.9% | 4.3% |
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
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 Monument95K visitors a year
33 mi National PreserveValles Caldera National Preserve
10 mi Stadium & arenaRio Rancho Events Center
15 mi National MonumentPetroglyph National Monument356K visitors a year
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 · Rio Rancho Events Center: Maryabm2009, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Petroglyph National Monument: Unknown, Public domain · 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.
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
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