Name: El Valle de Arroyo Seco, NM statistics
Creator: Citytistics

Moving to El Valle de Arroyo Seco

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

35%64%

Leavers

44%55%

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, 0.0% 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: $43,100 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy: Median rent is $1,077 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $1,033 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $446,300.
Getting to work: 24 minutes each way on average; 18.4% work from home.
If it is close but not quite: Traverse City, MI matches it on character. Compare the two

Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
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

Measure	El Valle de Arroyo Seco	Vs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure	5.8%	1% above
Moved from another state1	0.0%	below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure	0.7	above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure	$93,607	33% above
Income of households moving out7County figure	$82,671	18% above

What it costs to live here

Renters paying 30%+ is 0.0%, below the median place (median 50.6%).

El Valle de Arroyo Seco19.1%

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

$43,080

a year, at the 30% line

Rent to income

19.1%

6% below the median place

Home price to income

6.6x

73% above the median place

Could you afford it?

Your household income, before tax

The median rent would take

19%

comfortably under the 30% line

Left after rent, in US prices

$56,800

a year

Vs the typical household here

Same

as the median household

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Renters paying 30%+1
0.0%
below the median place (median 50.6%)
Owner costs with a mortgage1
$1,033
45% below the median place
Property tax rate1
0.5%
47% below the median place

All 16 cost and housing measures

Measure	El Valle de Arroyo Seco	Vs median
Median gross rent1	$1,077	21% below
Rent to income1	19.1%	6% below
Property tax rate1	0.5%	47% below
Home price to income1	6.6x	73% above
Prices vs US average2Metro figure	98.8	2% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure	$1,735	7% above
HUD area median income4County figure	$118,600	11% above
Property tax paid (median)1County figure	$2,152	34% below
Median home value1County figure	$446,300	40% above
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure	0.8%	75% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure	48.3%	6% below
Homeownership1	87.6%	32% above
Renters paying 30%+1	0.0%	below (median 50.6%)
Owner costs with a mortgage1	$1,033	45% below
Vacant homes1County figure	10.2%	45% above
Median year built1	1984	0% above

Work and pay

Unemployment is 0.0%, below the median place (median 4.9%).

Unemployment1
0.0%
below the median place (median 4.9%)
Commutes by transit1
0.0%
below the median place (median 0.8%)
Income per person1
$33,691
16% below the median place

All 10 work and pay measures

Measure	El Valle de Arroyo Seco	Vs median
Median household income1	$67,826	16% below
Income per person1	$33,691	16% below
Unemployment1	0.0%	below (median 4.9%)
Average annual pay6County figure	$64,379	2% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure	5.2%	41% above
Jobs6County figure	61,880	59% below
Poverty rate1County figure	12.0%	11% above
Mean commute1County figure	24 min	4% below
Works from home1County figure	18.4%	48% above
Commutes by transit1	0.0%	below (median 0.8%)

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 70.1%, 24% below the median place.

Homes with broadband1
70.1%
24% below the median place
Household size1
2.0
19% below the median place
High school or higher1
76.4%
17% below the median place

All 8 people measures

Measure	El Valle de Arroyo Seco	Vs median
Population1	1,293	6646th largest
Median age1	41.8	7% above
Bachelor's or higher1County figure	46.1%	44% above
High school or higher1	76.4%	17% below
Household size1	2.0	19% below
Born abroad1County figure	12.1%	37% above
No health insurance1County figure	8.9%	39% above
Homes with broadband1	70.1%	24% below

Life in El Valle de Arroyo Seco

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

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%

Playgrounds per 10k0.0 −100%

Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%

Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%

Libraries per 10k0.0 −100%

Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%

Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.0 −100%

Mapped by volunteers in OpenStreetMap inside the city limits (Census boundaries), so coverage is fuller in some places than others. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL.

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 16 schools and local life measures

Measure	El Valle de Arroyo Seco	Vs median
Public schools11County figure	49	above (median 9)
Public school students11County figure	19,951	307% above
Students per teacher11County figure	14.0	9% below
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure	25.6	23% above
Shops per 10k8County figure	50.8	68% above
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure	10.0	144% above
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure	28.6	42% above
Child care centers per 10k8County figure	1.0	57% below
Parks per 10k9	0.0	below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k9	0.0	below (median 9.4)
Grocery stores per 10k9	0.0	below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k9	0.0	below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k9	0.0	below (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails9	0.0	below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi9	0.0	below (median 0.2)
National Register listings10County figure	97	above (median 13)

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 El Valle de Arroyo Seco. Larger places are fetched first.

Annual precipitation12
14.8 in
66% below the median place
Tornado risk13
24.5
70% below the median place
Wildfire risk13
98.2
60% above the median place

All 10 weather and risk measures

Measure	El Valle de Arroyo Seco	Vs median
July average high12County figure	85°F	2% below
January average low12County figure	19°F	26% below
Average temperature12County figure	50°F	9% below
Annual precipitation12County figure	14.8 in	66% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure	86.0	7% below
Tornado risk13County figure	24.5	70% below
Wildfire risk13County figure	98.2	60% above
Heat wave risk13County figure	53.0	41% below
Median air quality index14County figure	44	2% above
Good air days14County figure	78.4%	14% above

How it is changing

Five-year survey estimates, one point per release.

Median gross rent

Up 8.7% from 2019 to 2023.

Median household income

Up 10.7% from 2019 to 2024.

Median home value

Up 29.9% from 2019 to 2023.

Citytistics measures

Paycheck stretch

$56,700

left a year after rent, in US prices. Better than 30% of places

Pay vs rent

-0.1 pts

a year, rent outrunning pay. Better than 52% of places

Family fit

n/a

Not enough local figures

Growth

n/a

Population figure is the county's

Measures only Citytistics publishes, built from the figures on this page. Scores of 100 beat every place we track. Formulas

El Valle de Arroyo Seco in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 20% of the median income in 2030, up from 19% 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.

Measure	Latest	2030 projection	Likely range	Avg. per year
Median rent	$1,077/mo (2023)	$1,420/mo	$1,150 to $1,760/mo	+4.0%
Median household income	$67,826 (2024)	$85,500	$72,000 to $101,000	+3.9%
Median home value	$214,400 (2023)	$321,000	$227,000 to $454,000	+6.0%

The median home would be worth 3.8 years of the median income in 2030, against 3.2 now.

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

Places like El Valle de Arroyo Seco

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

Place	Rent	Income
Traverse City, MI	$995	$74,087	Compare
Helena, MT	$1,092	$71,036	Compare
Cody, WY	$1,051	$72,570	Compare
Orchard Homes, MT	$1,000	$64,904	Compare

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Common questions

Is El Valle de Arroyo Seco a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Unemployment averaged 0.0% over the survey period, lower than in 99% of the 1,242 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 34 New Mexico places. Only 0% of renter households spend 30% or more of income on rent, a lower share than in 98% of places its size. It is the lowest of 41 New Mexico places. See how it ranks with your own weights.

Is El Valle de Arroyo Seco expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 19.1% 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 $446,300.

What salary do you need to live in El Valle de Arroyo Seco?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $43,080 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to El Valle de Arroyo Seco?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are Traverse City, MI, Helena, MT, Cody, WY and Orchard Homes, MT.

Sources and methods

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

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
Regional Price Parities · US Bureau of Economic Analysis · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Fair Market Rents · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2027
Income Limits · US Department of Housing and Urban Development · Fiscal year 2026
House Price Index · Federal Housing Finance Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14
Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages · US Bureau of Labor Statistics · 2025 annual averages
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.
County Business Patterns · US Census Bureau · 2023 data
National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
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
National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
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 El Valle de Arroyo Seco with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for El Valle de Arroyo Seco itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/el-valle-de-arroyo-seco-new-mexico

Citytistics. “El Valle de Arroyo Seco, New Mexico.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/el-valle-de-arroyo-seco-new-mexico/

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