Santa Fe FoothillsNM
Some 779 people live in this town, in New Mexico.
Is Santa Fe Foothills a good place to live?
78% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Santa Fe Foothills, where New Mexico’s towns sit at 23% and U.S. towns at 29%. No town among the 74 in New Mexico we compare has a higher age of the median resident than Santa Fe Foothills. The biggest park or preserve is Santa Fe National Forest, at 294 acres. Santa Fe Foothills has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
779 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum and 20 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Santa Fe Foothills. Close and well known come first.
5 mi MuseumGeorgia O'Keeffe Museum
22 mi National MonumentBandelier National Monument248K visitors a year
7 mi National Historical ParkPecos National Historical Park37K visitors a year
5 mi Park & preserveSanta Fe Plaza
33 mi National PreserveValles Caldera National Preserve85K visitors a year
13 mi Ski areaSki Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Q3855588 runs · 1,753 ft verticalPhoto credits
Georgia O'Keeffe Museum: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Bandelier National Monument: Andrew Dunn (talk · contribs), CC BY-SA 2.0 · Pecos National Historical Park: Mosamiazaz at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Santa Fe Plaza: See above, CC BY 2.0 · Valles Caldera National Preserve: Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, Public domain · Ski Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Q38555: Ybratcher, CC BY-SA 4.0
Moving to Santa Fe Foothills: who provides what
Santa Fe Foothills is unincorporated, so Santa Fe 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 Santa Fe Foothills.
The schools Santa Fe Foothills’s kids attend
Its one school is below. Public schools: Thrive Community School. Santa Fe Foothills’ only public school teaches 305 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thrive Community SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 305 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
More than half of Santa Fe Foothills’ working residents commute to Santa Fe
For Santa Fe Foothills, the mean commuting time is 36 minutes. Most people who work leave Santa Fe Foothills to do it: just 2% work in town. Also worth knowing: 7.4% of Santa Fe Foothills residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, Santa Fe Foothills has added 63 jobs, to 179 in 2023.
| Santa Fe Foothills | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 36 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 7.4% | 21% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.6% | 14% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A typical July afternoon in Santa Fe Foothills is cooler than in the typical New Mexico or U.S. town
Summers in Santa Fe Foothills are pleasant, and winters chilly, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 81°, January nights drop to 20° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Santa Fe Foothills stands out in New Mexico and nationally, with fewer of its adults who sleep under 7 hours
In Santa Fe Foothills, 12% of adults report frequent mental distress. Only 3 of the 74 New Mexico towns we compare have a lower share of adults who binge drink than Santa Fe Foothills. The town beats the New Mexico average on 22 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| Santa Fe Foothills | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 34% | 36% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 35% | 33% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 27% | 25% |
| What stands out | Santa Fe Foothills | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.9% | 20.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 6.4% | 16.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.9% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Conserved land covers 7.8% of Santa Fe Foothills
Across 1 park or preserve: 5.6 miles of trail. Santa Fe Foothills’ density of trails comes in at 0.7 miles per square mile.
| Santa Fe Foothills | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7.8% | 3.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Santa Fe National Forest | 0.8 mi | 294 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in Santa Fe Foothills sells for about $2.22M
Among 74 New Mexico towns, just 4 have a higher owner-occupancy rate than Santa Fe Foothills.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The biggest natural risk in Santa Fe Foothills is wildfire, at a moderate overall level
Of the losses FEMA expects in Santa Fe Foothills, 47% come from wildfires and 43% from inland flooding. Expected damage from storms and floods is higher here than in 50% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Santa Fe Foothills
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Santa Fe Foothills
About 0 of every 100 Santa Fe Foothills residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Mexico.
98% of working residents leave Santa Fe Foothills for work
Where Santa Fe Foothills’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Santa Fe Foothills
Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States
Santa Fe Foothills is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Santa Fe Foothills had a population of 1,074. The CDP is in northern Santa Fe County and is bordered to the northwest by the city of Santa Fe, the state capital, to the west by Conejo, to the southwest by Sunlit Hills, to the southeast by Cañada de los Alamos, and to the northeast by Santa Fe National Forest. The community is in the foothills of the southern end of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains.
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- Area
- 8.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 7,615 ft
Questions about Santa Fe Foothills
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Santa Fe Foothills, NM a good place to live?
Santa Fe Foothills has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Some 779 people live in this town, in New Mexico.