20% of Santo Domingo Pueblo’s homes were built before 1940
More historic than 93% of U.S. towns. What drives it
1 place in town is on the National Register, among them a historic district with 80 buildings.
About Santo Domingo Pueblo’s history
How historic is Santo Domingo Pueblo?
More historic than 93% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.
What drives Santo Domingo Pueblo’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Santo Domingo Pueblo is more historic than 93% of U.S. towns. All 2 inputs are above most U.S. towns; its National Register listings ranks highest and its share of homes from before 1940 lowest.
New Mexico towns list about as much on the Register as the country (a typical New Mexico town has 2.2 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Santo Domingo Pueblo’s 338 sits above most of its state (97% of New Mexico towns have fewer) while its 80 historic buildings outnumber those of 88% of U.S. towns.
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
1 listing protects 80 historic buildings
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.
All 1 listings
National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.
Questions about Santo Domingo Pueblo’s history
How does Santo Domingo Pueblo rank for history?
Santo Domingo Pueblo is more historic than 93% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
What is on the National Register in Santo Domingo Pueblo?
One place: the Pueblo of Santo Domingo (Kiua) (listed 1973).
How old are the homes in Santo Domingo Pueblo?
20% of Santo Domingo Pueblo’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±7.1 points), against a typical 2.3% for a New Mexico town; the median home was built in 1974.
Memory lane
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
Where this page comes from
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From the National Register of Historic Places (1), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.