Valle VistaNM
A town of 729.
Is Valle Vista a good place to live?
28% of residents live below the poverty line in Valle Vista, above both the New Mexico town median (21%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). Among 73 New Mexico towns, just 7 have a lower median household income than Valle Vista. Valle Vista has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
729 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Bandelier National Monument and 23 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Valle Vista. Close and well known come first.
15 mi National MonumentBandelier National Monument248K visitors a year
10 mi MuseumGeorgia O'Keeffe Museum
27 mi National PreserveValles Caldera National Preserve85K visitors a year
13 mi National Historical ParkPecos National Historical Park37K visitors a year
10 mi Park & preserveSanta Fe Plaza
21 mi Park & preserveKasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National MonumentPhoto credits
Bandelier National Monument: Andrew Dunn (talk · contribs), CC BY-SA 2.0 · Georgia O'Keeffe Museum: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Valles Caldera National Preserve: Jesse Allen and Robert Simmon, Public domain · Pecos National Historical Park: Mosamiazaz at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Santa Fe Plaza: See above, CC BY 2.0 · Kasha-Katuwe Tent Rocks National Monument: Marshallhenrie, CC BY-SA 4.0
Moving to Valle Vista: who provides what
Valle Vista 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 Valle Vista.
More than half of Valle Vista’s working residents commute to Santa Fe
Most working residents leave Valle Vista for work: only 0% work in town. At 18 minutes, Valle Vista’s average trip to work is below both New Mexico’s towns (23 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). The top destinations are Santa Fe (54%), Albuquerque (17%) and Española (2%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Valle Vista, expect four seasons and hot summers
Valle Vista has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. The July high in Valle Vista is 88°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Inland flooding leads a high hazard risk in Valle Vista
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Valle Vista is
Valle Vista beats the New Mexico average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 64% of Valle Vista adults had a checkup this year. Among 74 New Mexico towns, just 6 have a lower share of adults who have high blood pressure than Valle Vista.
| Valle Vista | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 64% | 69% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 16% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 23% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 26% | 19% |
| What stands out | Valle Vista | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.7% | 7.4% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 20% | 25.6% |
| More uninsured adults | 25.9% | 15.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Valle Vista
Colleges nearby
5 within 15 miles of the center of Valle Vista
About 5 of every 100 Valle Vista residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Mexico.
100% of working residents leave Valle Vista for work
Where Valle Vista’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Valle Vista
Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States
Valle Vista 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, Valle Vista had a population of 928. The CDP is in central Santa Fe County, 10 miles (16 km) southwest of downtown Santa Fe, the state capital. It is bordered to the east by New Mexico State Road 14, and Interstate 25 passes just to the northwest of the community, with access from Exit 276 (State Road 599/Veterans Memorial Highway). State Road 14 leads south-southwest 44 miles (71 km) to Interstate 40 at Tijeras, while I-25 leads southwest 52 miles (84 km) to Albuquerque and east 71 miles (11…
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- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 6,276 ft
Questions about Valle Vista
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Valle Vista, NM a good place to live?
Valle Vista has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.