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New Mexico›Santa Fe County

Tano RoadNM

A town of 1,586.

Is Tano Road a good place to live?

Tano Road’s best subject grade is an A for health; its weakest is a D for cost of living. 52% of residents are 65 or older in Tano Road, above both New Mexico’s towns (17%) and U.S. towns (18%). Only 4 of New Mexico’s 161 towns score higher on health. Tano Road’s trail density is 1.4 miles per square mile, above both the New Mexico town median (1.0) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Tano Road has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.

StrongestAHealthWeakestDCost of living

What makes Tano Road stand out

Where Tano Road beats most towns.

A commuter town

95% of working residents leave Tano Road for work

Where Tano Road’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

42% → Santa Fe Santa Fe 42% 17% → Los Alamos Los Alamos 17% 17% → Albuquerque Albuquerque 17% 1% → Las Vegas Las Vegas 1% 1% → Las Cruces Las Cruces 1% 1% → Encantado Encantado 1% Tano Road · 5% stay
194jobs based in Tano Road
5%of working residents work in town
9 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

How Tano Road grades

Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Mexico), ordered by how far Tano Road is from typical.

How grading works

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

Georgia O'Keeffe Museum and 20 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Tano Road. Close and well known come first.

All 51 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

Georgia O'Keeffe Museum: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Bandelier National Monument: Andrew Dunn (talk · contribs), CC BY-SA 2.0 · Valles Caldera National Preserve: Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, Public domain · Santa Fe Plaza: See above, CC BY 2.0 · Pecos National Historical Park: Mosamiazaz at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Ski Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Q38555: Ybratcher, CC BY-SA 4.0

Getting set up

Moving to Tano Road: who provides what

Tano Road is unincorporated, so Santa Fe County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerPNM16.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterSanta Fe County West Sector water system1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet8 providers99% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesSanta Fe CountySanta Fe County provides services here
SchoolsSanta Fe Public SchoolsWhich school depends on your addressNCES
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.gov
Who runs elections hereSanta Fe County ClerkSanta Fe County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP code8750687506 100%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 Tano Road.

HealthA

A smaller share of adults have obesity in Tano Road than in most of New Mexico or the rest of the country

21% of Tano Road adults have obesity. Among 74 New Mexico towns, just 4 have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Tano Road. 40% of Tano Road adults have high blood pressure.

92%healthier than U.S. townsAHealth Grade
Tano RoadNew Mexico townsU.S. towns
Obesity (CDC PLACES)21%35%35%
Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES)9%16%17%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)8.8%13%16%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)25%34%36%
32 measures vs. New Mexico
22 better5 too close to call5 worse
What stands outTano RoadNM
Fewer adults facing food insecurity4.7%20.9%
Fewer adults facing housing insecurity3.8%16.5%
More adults who have had cancer16.2%7.4%
Presbyterian Santa Fe Medical Center
8.9 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Work & commuteJobs & income grade B−

Tano Road stands out in New Mexico and nationally, with the median household income higher than most

Tano Road’s median household income is $183,000. Since 2013, Tano Road has lost 70 jobs, to 194 in 2023. 9.8% of residents live below the poverty line in Tano Road.

5%work in town
Tano RoadNew Mexico townsU.S. towns
Median household income$183,000$55,000$80,000
Average trip to work35 minutes23 minutes25 minutes
Below the poverty line9.8%21%9.6%
Working residents who work in town4.8%14%8%

Where working residents work

In Tano Road5%
Santa Fe42%
Los Alamos17%
Albuquerque17%
Las Vegas1%
9 mi
median commute distance
194
jobs based in Tano Road
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
B
Walkability grade: more walkable than 56% of U.S. towns

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

In Tano Road, expect four seasons and pleasant summers

Tano Road has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. The July high in Tano Road is 85°F.

20″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–44°
Spring34–64°
Summer54–84°
Fall36–65°
Oct 6
typical first frost
May 14
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C

Tano Road faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by wildfire

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 61% of U.S. communities.

61risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
61High riskLowerHigher
WildfireInland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

HousingCost of living grade D

Homes in Tano Road sell for about $1.28M

Of the 74 New Mexico towns we compare, none has a higher share of households owning their home than Tano Road.

$1.28Mmedian sale price
4
homes sold in May

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

OutdoorsC

0% of Tano Road is conserved land

17 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 7,354 acres
17 mi
of trails · 1.4 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. La Tierra Trails0.1 mi2

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Tano Road

16pages on Tano Road
After high school

Colleges nearby

5 within 15 miles of the center of Tano Road

Tano Road’s neighbors

5 towns share a border with Tano Road.

Explore the map →
How the neighbors grade
TownNM rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Tano Road——D—BA
La Tierra——————
Santa Fe#22CC−D−BA−
Las Campanas——D—BB+
Tres Arroyos——C—BA−
Tesuque——C−—BB

Tano Road, Las Campanas, Tres Arroyos and Tesuque have fewer than 2,500 residents, so they get subject grades but no overall grade. Tano Road, Las Campanas, Tres Arroyos and Tesuque report no FBI crime data of their own. La Tierra isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Tano Road with a neighbor →

Questions about Tano Road

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Tano Road, NM expensive?

Yes. The typical home is worth about $1,134,000, 259% above the New Mexico typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades D.