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CITY OF SANTA FE (2023) 90,639 (Projected) SANTA FE COUNTY (2023)158,018 (Projected) MEDIAN AGE (2023) 44 YEARS UNEMPLOYMENT RATE (2023) 3.6% SANTA FE DEMOGRAPHICS: Residents are primarily Hispanic, Anglo and Native American people. HISPANIC: 55% WHITE: 43%
Elevation 7,000 feet. Annual rainfall averages 11.4 inches; annual snowfall 34 inches (in town); relative humidity 45%. Prevailing winds average 7 mph, 300 days of sunshine yearly. January high/low 40/19; July high/low 91/57. December - February It can be cold and it does snow! It can get into the teens or even below zero at night. Days are in the 30’s or 40’s, although some years it can be mild. Layered clothing is best, but bring boots just in case it snows. December - February It can be cold and it does snow! It can get into the teens or even below zero at night. Days are in the 30’s or 40’s, although some years it can be mild. Layered clothing is best, but bring boots just in case it snows. March - May Layered clothing is a must. This is an unpredictable weather season. Generally warm days in the 50’s to 70’s and 80’s, and cold nights - many times below freezing. May brings blooms on fruit trees and lilacs bloom throughout the City. June - August June can be quite hot. July brings our rainy season. Warm days in the 70’s – 80’s (even the 90’s). We often get afternoon rains in July and August that can make for cool nights. Bring an umbrella and a light coat or sweater. September - November These months provide some of our best weather, with warm days in the 70’s and cool nights in the 40’s. However, you can hit a cold spell - so be prepared.
Dates may vary by days each year. Go to Santafe.org and or Santafe.com for current dates on events throughout the year. Rodeo de Santa Fe-June Santa Fe Opera-early July-late August Pancake Breakfast on the Plaza-July 4 International Folk Art Market-July Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival-mid July-August Traditional Spanish Market-late July Santa Fe Indian Market-August Zozobra, Fiesta-Labor Day weekend and following weekend Fiesta Fine Arts • Crafts Market-September Wine • Chile Festival-September Aspen Viewing-Late September-October Santa Fe Ski Area-opens November (tentative) Winter Indian Market-TBA Winter Spanish Market-December, first weekend Farolito walk-December 24
$1,000,000 - $ 5,000,000+ Eastside Galisteo Las Campanas La Tierra Los Caminitos Santa Fe Summit Sierra del Norte Tesuque Wilderness Gate Vista Redonda Monte Sereno Arroyo Hondo $400,000 - $999,000+ Aldea Campo Conejos Eldorado Las Estrellas Las Lagunitas Quail Run Railyards South Capital Zocalo Aldea Casa Alegre Casa Solana Eldorado The Reserve Pueblos del Sol Rancho Viejo Tierra Contenta Villa Caballero Zocalo
CHRISTUS St. Vincent Regional Medical Center-(505) 983-3361 CHRISTUS St. Vincent Emergency Services-(505) 820-5856 CHRISTUS St. Vincent Physician’s Medical Center of Santa Fe-(505) 428-5400 PRESBYTERIAN Santa Fe Medical Center (505) 772-1234
NM State Government Santa Fe Public Schools Thornburg Investment Management City of Santa Fe Santa Fe Community College Los Alamos National Lab Christus St. Vincent Hospital Meow Wolf Santa Fe Opera Albertson’s United States Government
Our favorite books about New Mexico History: Great River, Paul Horgan, Texas Monthly Press Santa Fe Style, Christine Mather, Rizzoli of New York Southwest Style, Linda Mason Hunter, Northland Publishing New Mexico Style, Nancy Hunter Warren, Museum of New Mexico Press John Gaw Meem (Southwestern Architecture), Bainbridge Bunting, University of New Mexico Press Santa Fe: A Pictorial History, John Sherman, Donning Company
