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35.18° N · 106.17° W · GEOID 3513270

Cedar Grove

Santa Fe County, New Mexico · part of the Santa Fe, NM metro

Limited data population under 5,000, core figures borrowed from county or metro: median_gross_rent

New MexicoCedar Grove, NMCedar GroveCedar Grove

The short answer

Cedar Grove is home to 901 people. Median household income is $63,261 a year and median rent is $1,389 a month, 26.3% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is moderate. The median home is valued at $185,000, about 2.9x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,389
2% above the median place
Median household income
$63,261
21% below the median place
Median home value
$185,000
42% below the median place
Unemployment
5.3%
8% above the median place

Compared with the median of the 6,645 places we track. The bundle was checked 2026-11-14; each measure may refer to an older release.

What stands out about Cedar Grove

  • Household income has grown -7% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 46 New Mexico places.
  • The median resident is 67.4 years old, older than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 46 New Mexico places.
  • 0% of residents were born outside the US, fewer than in 99% of places its size. It is the lowest of 42 New Mexico places.
  • Households average 1.83 people, smaller than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 46 New Mexico places.
  • 94% of homes are owner-occupied, more than in 95% of places its size. It is the 3rd-highest of 46 New Mexico places.
01

Moving to Cedar Grove

Santa Fe County gains about 0.7 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in6,901
Moved out6,813
Net+88

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Bernalillo County, NM8551,123−268
Torrance County, NM129137−8

Within New Mexico, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within New MexicoOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$94K
Leavers$83K

People on tax returns who moved between counties, from IRS migration data, 2022 to 2023. Figures are for all of Santa Fe County; flows under 20 returns are not published.

Who moves here
5.8% of residents arrived from another county in the past year, 3.4% from another state. County figure.
Who arrives and who leaves
Households moving into Santa Fe County report $93,600 a year in income on average; those leaving, $82,700, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$55,600 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,389 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,805 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $185,000.
Getting to work
24 minutes each way on average; 18.4% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Lady Lake, FL matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
3.4%
70% above the median place
Income of households moving in7
$93,607
33% above the median place
Income of households moving out7
$82,671
18% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureCedar GroveAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure5.8%1% above
Moved from another state1County figure3.4%70% above
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure0.7above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$93,60733% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$82,67118% above
02

What it costs to live here

Homeownership is 94.1%, 42% above the median place.

Cedar Grove26.3%
Typical place20.4%

Share of the median household income that goes to the median rent. Above 30% is the usual stress line.

Income needed to rent
$55,560
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
26.3%
29% above the median place
Home price to income
2.9x
23% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
26%
just under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$47,800
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Homeownership1
94.1%
42% above the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$885
73% below the median place
Property tax rate1
0.5%
47% below the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureCedar GroveAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1County figure$1,3892% above
Rent to income126.3%29% above
Property tax rate10.5%47% below
Home price to income12.9x23% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure98.82% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,7357% above
HUD area median income4County figure$118,60011% above
Property tax paid (median)1$88573% below
Median home value1$185,00042% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure0.8%75% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure48.3%6% below
Homeownership194.1%42% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure51.0%1% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,8054% below
Vacant homes1County figure10.2%45% above
Median year built119850% above
03

Work and pay

Commutes by transit is 0.0%, below the median place (median 0.8%).

Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Median household income1
$63,261
21% below the median place
Income per person1
$34,252
15% below the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureCedar GroveAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$63,26121% below
Income per person1$34,25215% below
Unemployment1County figure5.3%8% above
Average annual pay6County figure$64,3792% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure5.2%41% above
Jobs6County figure61,88059% below
Poverty rate1County figure12.0%11% above
Mean commute1County figure24 min4% below
Works from home1County figure18.4%48% above
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Born abroad is 0.0%, below the median place (median 8.8%).

Born abroad1
0.0%
below the median place (median 8.8%)
High school or higher1
100.0%
8% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
68.5%
26% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Median age67.4 +73%
Household size1.8 −27%
Bachelor's or higher26.4% −18%
All 8 people measures
MeasureCedar GroveAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population19016646th largest
Median age167.473% above
Bachelor's or higher126.4%18% below
High school or higher1100.0%8% above
Household size11.827% below
Born abroad10.0%below (median 8.8%)
No health insurance1County figure8.9%39% above
Homes with broadband168.5%26% below
05

Life in Cedar Grove

97 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 7 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Businesses per 10,000 residents (county figures)

Restaurants and bars25.6 +23%
Shops50.8 +68%
Arts, recreation and fitness10.0 2.4×
Doctors' offices and clinics28.6 +42%
Child care centers1.0 −57%

Counts businesses with paid staff, so small owner-run shops are not included.

Child care centers per 10k8
1.0
57% below the median place
Shops per 10k8
50.8
68% above the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8
10.0
144% above the median place
All 9 schools and local life measures
MeasureCedar GroveAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools10County figure49above (median 9)
Public school students10County figure19,951307% above
Students per teacher10County figure14.09% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure25.623% above
Shops per 10k8County figure50.868% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure10.0144% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure28.642% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.057% below
National Register listings9County figure97above (median 13)
06

Safety, weather and risk

Annual precipitation is 14.8 in, 66% below the median place.

No crime figure yet. Either the city police department did not report to the FBI for the latest year, or our monthly fetch has not reached Cedar Grove. Larger places are fetched first.

Annual precipitation11
14.8 in
66% below the median place
Tornado risk12
24.5
70% below the median place
Wildfire risk12
98.2
60% above the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureCedar GroveAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high11County figure85°F2% below
January average low11County figure19°F26% below
Average temperature11County figure50°F9% below
Annual precipitation11County figure14.8 in66% below
Natural hazard risk12County figure86.07% below
Tornado risk12County figure24.570% below
Wildfire risk12County figure98.260% above
Heat wave risk12County figure53.041% below
Median air quality index13County figure442% above
Good air days13County figure78.4%14% above
08

Cedar Grove in 2030: where the trends point

Citytistics projections to 2030: each figure's own trend, blended with the typical trend across the places we rate, eased toward long-run US growth and carried forward from the latest release. The range is where 80% of places landed when we tested the same method on past releases.

MeasureLatest2030 projectionLikely rangeAvg. per year
Median household income$63,261 (2024)$76,000$64,000 to $89,500+3.1%
Median home value$185,000 (2024)$240,000$174,000 to $331,000+4.4%

The median home would be worth 3.2 years of the median income in 2030, against 2.9 now.

A projection of recent trends, not a prediction of the economy or advice to buy or sell. How we project.

09

Places like Cedar Grove

The closest matches on income, rent, home value, education and age, and the places nearby.

PlaceRentIncome
Lady Lake, FL$1,387$46,074Compare
Sugarmill Woods, FL$1,276$71,426Compare
West Vero Corridor, FL$1,706$61,927Compare
Micco, FL$1,430$45,794Compare
Micco, FLWest Vero Corridor, FLSugarmill Woods, FLLady Lake, FLCedar Grove, NMCedar GroveLady LakeSugarmill WoodsWest Vero CorridorMiccoCedar GroveLady LakeSugarmill WoodsWest Vero CorridorMicco

Common questions

Is Cedar Grove a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Household income has grown -7% a year across the last five survey releases, slower than in 99% of the 2,480 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 46 New Mexico places. The median resident is 67.4 years old, older than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 46 New Mexico places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Cedar Grove expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 26.3% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a heavier load here than usual. The median home is valued at $185,000.

What salary do you need to live in Cedar Grove?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $55,560 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Cedar Grove?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Lady Lake, FL, Sugarmill Woods, FL, West Vero Corridor, FL and Micco, FL.

Sources and methods

The small numbers beside each measure point here. Every dataset is public; links go to the publisher.

  1. American Community Survey 5-year estimates · US Census Bureau · 2020 to 2024 estimatesTables B01002, B01003, B05002, B07003, B08013, B08301, B15003, B17001, B19013, B19301, B23025, B25002, B25003, B25010, B25035, B25064, B25070, B25077, B25088, B25103, B28002, S2701
  2. Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  3. Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
  4. Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
  5. House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
  6. Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
  7. SOI Tax Stats, county-to-county migration · Internal Revenue Service · Tax years 2022 to 2023Counts tax returns and the people on them; flows under 20 returns are suppressed.
  8. County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
  9. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  10. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  11. 1991-2020 climate normals · NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information · Series updated 2026-11-05Averages for 1991 to 2020 computed from NOAA's county climate series (nClimDiv).nClimDiv county series
  12. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  13. Air Quality System, annual AQI by county · US Environmental Protection Agency · 2025 dataAirData download files

Derived by Citytistics from the tables above: rent to income (B25064, B19013); property tax rate (B25103, B25077); home price to income (B25077, B19013).

What stands out compares Cedar Grove with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Cedar Grove itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/cedar-grove-new-mexico

Citytistics. “Cedar Grove, New Mexico.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/cedar-grove-new-mexico/

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