Taos Pueblo · National Register of Historic Places
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The archive holds 2 maps from 1964 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
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It is a town of 1,129 residents in New Mexico.
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Taos Pueblo · Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
1,129
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$372K
Census ACS
Household income
$39K
median
Median age
44.1
years
Jobs based here
138
A commuter town
Is Taos Pueblo a good place to live?
The best of Taos Pueblo’s subject grades is a B for history; the weakest is a D− for incomes. 49% of residents live below the poverty line in Taos Pueblo, above both New Mexico’s towns (21%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). On incomes, just 11 of New Mexico’s 156 towns do worse. Taos Pueblo is on the National Register of Historic Places. Taos Pueblo has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Small town
1,129 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Arroyo SecoTaosTaos Pueblo
How Taos Pueblo grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Mexico), ordered by how far Taos Pueblo is from typical.
Jobs & income$39K median household incomeD−Open →HealthHoly Cross Hospital A Div of Taos Health Systems 5.1 miles awayC−Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 5.2 of 20; 5.2% of households have no car; 2.4% of workers walk, bike or ride transitCOpen →Hazard riskAvalanches top the listBOpen →Cost of livingTypical home $372K, 6.3 years of the Taos area’s $59K median household incomeC+Open →SchoolsBased on how pupils do in exams and testsC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
OutdoorsLittle open land or trail by comparisonDOpen →History1 place on the National Register; 2 notable people born hereBOpen →
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Getting set up
Moving to Taos Pueblo: who provides what
Taos Pueblo is unincorporated, so Taos County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerKit Carson Electric Coop15.7¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterEl Prado Water & Sanitation District1 health-based violation in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesTaos CountyTaos County provides services here
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 hereTaos County ClerkTaos County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2021
ZIP code8757187571 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 Taos Pueblo.
HealthC−
On CDC estimates, Taos Pueblo is less healthy than four in five U.S. towns
Only 5 of the 74 New Mexico towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Taos Pueblo. Of 32 CDC measures, Taos Pueblo beats the New Mexico average on 1 and trails it on 17. Just over a fifth of adults smoke cigarettes in the town.
16%healthier than U.S. townsC−Health Grade
| Taos Pueblo | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 23% | 14% |
32 measures vs. New Mexico
1 better14 too close to call17 worse
| What stands out | Taos Pueblo | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 10.1% | 15.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 24.2% | 14.2% |
Holy Cross Hospital A Div of Taos Health Systems
5.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
SchoolsC+
Public schools in Taos Pueblo fall behind 60% of New Mexico districts
Its one school is below. Public schools: Taos Day School. 101 students attend Taos Pueblo’s public school.
40%of NM districts it outscoresC+School Grade
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taos Day SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 101 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NM on state tests and graduation
Work & commuteJobs & income grade D−
About half of Taos Pueblo’s working residents commute to Taos
The top destinations are Taos (47%), Albuquerque (8%) and Taos Ski Valley (7%). Commuting out is the norm in Taos Pueblo: 3% of working residents work locally. The town had 138 jobs in 2023, down 191 from 2013. Also worth knowing: its mean commuting time is 18 minutes.
3%work in town
| Taos Pueblo | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 18 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $39,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 3.3% | 14% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Taos Pueblo3%
Taos47%
Albuquerque8%
Taos Ski Valley7%
Santa Fe4%
5 mi
median commute distance
138
jobs based in Taos Pueblo
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
C
Walkability grade: more walkable than 34% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Climate
In Taos Pueblo, a typical July afternoon runs cooler than in the typical New Mexico or U.S. town
Taos Pueblo has cold winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 83°, January nights drop to 12° and about 28 inches of snow falls in a winter.
28″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter14–42°
Spring30–61°
Summer48–81°
Fall31–63°
Oct 3
typical first frost
May 19
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade B
Natural hazards: low risk in Taos Pueblo, mostly avalanches
Taos Pueblo’s natural-hazard score from FEMA is 35 of 100. 62% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from avalanches, followed by inland flooding at 29%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 65% of U.S. communities.
35risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
AvalanchesInland flooding
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
OutdoorsD
0% of Taos Pueblo is conserved land
13 miles of trail. The trail network density in Taos Pueblo is 0.9 miles per square mile.
0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 9,940 acres
13 mi
of trails · 0.8 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Nearby attractions
All 28 attractions →Wheeler Peak and 10 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Taos Pueblo. Close and well known come first.
10 mi MountainWheeler Peak10 mi Ski areaTaos Ski Valley103 runs · 2,468 ft vertical
28 mi National forestCarson National Forest2 mi MuseumMillicent Rogers Museum18 mi Ski areaAngel Fire Resort101 runs · 2,205 ft vertical18 mi Ski areaRed River Ski Area85 runs · 1,629 ft verticalSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Wheeler Peak: Davishan99, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Carson National Forest: David Herrera from Albuquerque, NM, Bernalillo, CC BY 2.0
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Taos Pueblo
18pages on Taos Pueblo
The big questions
Out and about
The story
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Taos Pueblo
About 5 of every 100 Taos Pueblo residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Mexico.
A commuter town
97% of working residents leave Taos Pueblo for work
Where Taos Pueblo’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
138jobs based in Taos Pueblo
3%of working residents work in town
5 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
About Taos Pueblo
CDP in New Mexico, United States
Taos Pueblo is a census-designated place (CDP) in Taos County, New Mexico, United States, just north of Taos. As of the 2020 census, Taos Pueblo had a population of 1,196.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 16 sq mi
- Elevation
- 7,119 ft
Questions about Taos Pueblo
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Taos Pueblo, NM expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.
What is Taos Pueblo, NM known for?
Taos Pueblo has 1 place on the National Register of Historic Places. 2 notable people were born here, including Eva Mirabal and Albert Lujan.