NM area data
Velarde, NM
Velarde, NM.
Population: 899 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 406.5 (+0.8% YoY)
Market activity
- Median sale price
- $290,000
- Median days on market
- 280 days
- Sale-to-list ratio
- 89.2%
- Active listings
- 2
Rents
- 2-bedroom fair-market rent (HUD reference)
- $1,319/mo
- 3BR fair-market rent
- $1,715/mo
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 92.5 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.1¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $9.80/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Schools
- Total schools
- 1
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- lightning, drought, inlandFlooding, landslide, wildfire
- FEMA flood zone
- A
- Flood risk level
- High
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 51.0°F
- Average high
- 68.0°F
- Average low
- 34.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 10.8 in
- Annual snowfall
- 13.1 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 43
- Days with Good air quality
- 318
Walkability & transit
- Walkability index
- 2.0 / 20
- Transit service frequency
- -99,999
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 5
- Nearest national park
- Manhattan Project National Historical Park (25 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Ohkay Owingeh Airport (ESO) (9 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Taos Regional Airport (TSM) (28 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (5.3 kWh/m²/day)
Migration
- Net migration
- +15 tax filers
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,977
- Median annual property tax
- $1,270
- Households with broadband internet
- 64.4%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 5,451
- Average weekly wage
- $956
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Construction
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