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Valencia’s story
Valencia in pictures
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ValenciaNM
With 42 residents, it is a town in New Mexico.
1 bordering townMap →
Glorieta Pass Battlefield · Photo: NPS · Public domain
Is Valencia a good place to live?
64% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Valencia, above both the New Mexico town median (23%) and the median of U.S. towns (29%). Among 74 New Mexico towns, just one has a lower July high than Valencia. 12% of the land in Valencia is conserved, where New Mexico’s towns sit at 3.9% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. The biggest park or preserve is Santa Fe National Forest, at 114 acres. Valencia has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
42 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
GlorietaValencia
Nearby attractions
All 46 attractions →Pecos National Historical Park and 19 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Valencia. Close and well known come first.
2 mi National Historical ParkPecos National Historical Park37K visitors a year
11 mi MuseumGeorgia O'Keeffe Museum
29 mi National MonumentBandelier National Monument248K visitors a year
39 mi National PreserveValles Caldera National Preserve85K visitors a year
11 mi Park & preserveSanta Fe Plaza
15 mi Ski areaSki Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Q3855588 runs · 1,753 ft verticalSources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits
Pecos National Historical Park: Mosamiazaz at English Wikipedia, Public domain · 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 · Ski Santa Fe, Santa Fe, Q38555: Ybratcher, CC BY-SA 4.0
Getting set up
Moving to Valencia: who provides what
Valencia is unincorporated, so Santa Fe County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerPNM16.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesSanta Fe CountySanta Fe 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 hereSanta Fe County ClerkSanta Fe County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP code8753587535 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 Valencia.
Natural hazards
Top of a high hazard risk in Valencia: inland flooding
The risk rating from FEMA in Valencia is 70 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 70% come from inland flooding and 22% from wildfires.
70risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingWildfire
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Valencia has four seasons and pleasant summers
The range runs from 20° on a January night to 82° on a July afternoon, with about 26 inches of snow a winter.
26″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter21–43°
Spring33–61°
Summer52–81°
Fall37–62°
Oct 3
typical first frost
May 15
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Outdoors
Compared with most of New Mexico and the rest of the country, trail density in Valencia is lower
Trails total 0.2 miles in 1 park or preserve.
11.6%conserved
11.6%
conserved · 114 of 987 acres
0.2 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Santa Fe National Forest | — | 114 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Health
How healthy Valencia is
Among 74 New Mexico towns, just 6 have a lower share of adults who have obesity than Valencia. CDC measures, 32 in all: Valencia beats New Mexico on 17 and trails on 1. 19% of adults get no exercise outside work here.
| Valencia | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 16% | 17% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 35% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 9.1% | 14% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 27% | 25% |
32 measures vs. New Mexico
17 better14 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Valencia | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 12.1% | 20.9% |
| Fewer adults without reliable transportation | 6.6% | 11% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.9% | 7.4% |
Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center
5.2 mi away · emergency room
None
primary care, dental or mental-health shortage
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Valencia
14pages on Valencia
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Valencia
St. John's CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Santa Fe9.2 mi$40,504 tuitionSanta Fe Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Santa Fe11.8 mi$1,851 in-state tuitionInstitute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts DevelopmentUniversity or college · Public · Santa Fe12.3 mi$5,920 in-state tuition
About 0 of every 100 Valencia residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Mexico.
About Valencia
Place in New Mexico, United States
Valencia is an unincorporated community in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, United States. For statistical purposes, the United States Census Bureau first defined the community as a census-designated place (CDP) prior to the 2020 census. The community is in eastern Santa Fe County, at the southern end of the Sangre de Cristo Mountains, and is bordered to the east by Glorieta. Interstate 25 passes through Valencia, with access from Exit 297. I-25 leads northwest (southbound) 17 miles (27 km) to Santa Fe and east (northbound) 49 miles (79 km) to Las Vegas, New Mexico. The highway crosses Glorieta Pass at the eastern border of the CDP.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 1.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 7,320 ft
Questions about Valencia
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Valencia, NM a good place to live?
Valencia has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.