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35.86° N · 106.01° W · GEOID 3519640

Cuyamungue

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

Computed by Citytistics from 13 public sources · Data bundle checked 2026-11-14 · How we calculate

Limited data population under 5,000

New MexicoCuyamungue, NMCuyamungueCuyamungue

The short answer

Cuyamungue is home to 509 people. Median household income is $76,458 a year and median rent is $950 a month, 14.9% of income (a ratio of two medians, not any one household's burden). Rent pressure is lighter than in most places. The median home is valued at $364,100, about 4.8x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$950
30% below the median place
Median household income
$76,458
5% below the median place
Median home value
$364,100
14% above 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 Cuyamungue

  • Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 5% a year while rent rose -0.2%, so pay gained on rent more than in 88% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track.
  • The median resident is 47.5 years old, older than in 87% of places its size.
  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $943 a month more than the median rent, a wider gap than in 84% of places its size.
  • The median rent takes only 14.9% of the median household's income, a smaller share than in 84% of places its size.

Rent is light relative to pay, but the county has a FEMA natural hazard risk score of 86 out of 100. Budget for insurance before counting the savings.

01

Moving to Cuyamungue

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
Sandoval County, NM246559−313
Rio Arriba County, NM382383−1
Los Alamos County, NM206181+25
San Miguel County, NM145190−45
Los Angeles County, CA157115+42
Torrance County, NM129137−8
Maricopa County, AZ140

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
$38,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $950 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,893 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $364,100.
Getting to work
25 minutes each way on average; 11.9% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
Palmer Town, MA 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
MeasureCuyamungueAmong 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

Property tax rate is 0.4%, 58% below the median place.

Cuyamungue14.9%
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
$38,000
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
14.9%
27% below the median place
Home price to income
4.8x
25% above the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
15%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$66,700
a year
Vs the typical household here
Same
as the median household

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Property tax rate1
0.4%
58% below the median place
Property tax paid (median)1
$1,393
57% below the median place
Homeownership1
78.0%
17% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureCuyamungueAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$95030% below
Rent to income114.9%27% below
Property tax rate10.4%58% below
Home price to income14.8x25% above
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$1,39357% below
Median home value1$364,10014% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure0.8%75% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure48.3%6% below
Homeownership178.0%17% above
Renters paying 30%+1County figure51.0%1% above
Owner costs with a mortgage1$1,8931% above
Vacant homes19.1%29% above
Median year built119830% 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%)
Income per person1
$38,243
5% below the median place
Poverty rate1
11.6%
8% above the median place

More on work and pay, against the typical place

Median household income$76,458 −5%
Works from home11.9% −5%
Mean commute25 min +1%
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureCuyamungueAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$76,4585% below
Income per person1$38,2435% 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 rate111.6%8% above
Mean commute125 min1% above
Works from home111.9%5% below
Commutes by transit10.0%below (median 0.8%)
04

Who lives here

Median age is 47.5, 22% above the median place.

Median age1
47.5
22% above the median place
Homes with broadband1
86.6%
6% below the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
19.4%
40% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

Born abroad4.7% −47%
No health insurance8.6% +34%
High school or higher90.0% −2%
Household size2.4 −2%
All 8 people measures
MeasureCuyamungueAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population15096646th largest
Median age147.522% above
Bachelor's or higher119.4%40% below
High school or higher190.0%2% below
Household size12.42% below
Born abroad14.7%47% below
No health insurance18.6%34% above
Homes with broadband186.6%6% below
05

Life in Cuyamungue

1 site is on the National Register of Historic Places, 7 of them National Historic Landmarks.

  • K'uuyemugeh listed 2015

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
MeasureCuyamungueAmong 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 listings9192% below
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 Cuyamungue. 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
MeasureCuyamungueAmong 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

Cuyamungue in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 15% of the median income in 2030, about the same as 15% now.

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 rent$950/mo (2024)$1,190/mo$980 to $1,450/mo+3.9%
Median household income$76,458 (2024)$96,500$81,500 to $114,000+4.0%
Median home value$364,100 (2024)$513,000$373,000 to $707,000+5.9%

The median home would be worth 5.3 years of the median income in 2030, against 4.8 now.

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

09

Places like Cuyamungue

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

PlaceRentIncome
Palmer Town, MA$1,075$78,480Compare
Wildwood, NJ$997$75,222Compare
Lynchburg, Moore County, TN$841$66,469Compare
Soddy-Daisy, TN$1,047$75,113Compare
Soddy-Daisy, TNLynchburg, Moore County, TNWildwood, NJPalmer Town, MACuyamungue, NMCuyamunguePalmer TownWildwoodLynchburg, Moore CountySoddy-DaisyCuyamunguePalmer TownWildwoodLynchburg, Moore CountySoddy-Daisy

Common questions

Is Cuyamungue a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Between the 2019 and 2024 surveys, household income rose 5% a year while rent rose -0.2%, so pay gained on rent more than in 88% of the 2,476 places under 10,000 people we track. The median resident is 47.5 years old, older than in 87% of places its size. On cost, space and class size it scores 66 out of 100 for families. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is Cuyamungue expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 14.9% of the median household income, against 20.4% in the typical place we track. Housing is a lighter load here than usual. The median home is valued at $364,100.

What salary do you need to live in Cuyamungue?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $38,000 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Cuyamungue?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Palmer Town, MA, Wildwood, NJ, Lynchburg, Moore County, TN and Soddy-Daisy, TN.

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 Cuyamungue with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Cuyamungue itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/cuyamungue-new-mexico

Citytistics. “Cuyamungue, New Mexico.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/cuyamungue-new-mexico/

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