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35.35° N · 106.52° W · GEOID 3570250

Santa Ana Pueblo

Sandoval County, New Mexico · part of the Albuquerque, NM metro

Limited data population under 5,000

New MexicoSanta Ana Pueblo, NMSanta Ana PuebloSanta Ana Pueblo

The short answer

Santa Ana Pueblo is home to 1,026 people. Median household income is $86,250 a year and median rent is $1,250 a month, 17.4% 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 $150,000, about 1.7x annual median household income.

Median gross rent
$1,250
8% below the median place
Median household income
$86,250
7% above the median place
Median home value
$150,000
53% below the median place
Unemployment
5.2%
6% 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 Santa Ana Pueblo

  • Owning with a mortgage costs about $754 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 99% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 46 New Mexico places.
  • Households average 4.33 people, larger than in 99% of places its size. It is the highest of 46 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.
  • Household income has grown 14% a year across the last five survey releases, faster than in 98% of places its size. It is the 2nd-highest of 46 New Mexico places.
  • The median home is worth 1.7 years of the median household's income, fewer than in 97% of places its size. It is the lowest of 46 New Mexico places.
01

Moving to Santa Ana Pueblo

Sandoval County gains about 13.1 residents per 1,000 a year to moves between counties.

Moved in9,257
Moved out7,588
Net+1,669

Where people come from and where they go, top counties

Within New Mexico, other states or abroad

Arrivals
Leavers
Within New MexicoOther statesAbroad

Income per tax return

Arrivals$78K
Leavers$66K

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

Who moves here
6.8% 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 Sandoval County report $77,800 a year in income on average; those leaving, $66,400, so newcomers earn more than leavers.
Income you would need
$50,000 a year to rent the median home at the 30% line. From your city
Rent or buy
Median rent is $1,250 a month; owners with a mortgage pay $496 a month including taxes and insurance, on a median home of $150,000.
Getting to work
17 minutes each way on average; 16.8% work from home.
If it is close but not quite
South Haven, IN matches it on character. Compare the two
Moved from another state1
0.0%
below the median place (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7
13.1
above the median place (median -0.6)
Moved here in the past year1
6.8%
19% above the median place
All 5 moving measures
MeasureSanta Ana PuebloAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Moved here in the past year1County figure6.8%19% above
Moved from another state10.0%below (median 2.0%)
Net movers per 1,000 people7County figure13.1above (median -0.6)
Income of households moving in7County figure$77,79610% above
Income of households moving out7County figure$66,3796% below
02

What it costs to live here

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

Santa Ana Pueblo17.4%
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
$50,000
a year, at the 30% line
Rent to income
17.4%
15% below the median place
Home price to income
1.7x
54% below the median place

Could you afford it?

The median rent would take
17%
comfortably under the 30% line
Left after rent, in US prices
$73,300
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
$496
74% below the median place
Homeownership1
90.3%
36% above the median place
All 16 cost and housing measures
MeasureSanta Ana PuebloAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median gross rent1$1,2508% below
Rent to income117.4%15% below
Property tax rate11.5%68% above
Home price to income11.7x54% below
Prices vs US average2Metro figure95.55% below
Fair market rent, 2 bedrooms3County figure$1,38414% below
HUD area median income4County figure$100,4006% below
Property tax paid (median)1County figure$2,29630% below
Median home value1$150,00053% below
Home prices, 1-year change5County figure2.0%37% below
Home prices, 5-year change5County figure56.6%10% above
Homeownership190.3%36% above
Renters paying 30%+10.0%below (median 50.6%)
Owner costs with a mortgage1$49674% below
Vacant homes17.1%0% above
Median year built119850% above
03

Work and pay

Income per person is $23,689, 41% below the median place.

Income per person1
$23,689
41% below the median place
Mean commute1
17 min
33% below the median place
Median household income1
$86,250
7% above the median place
All 10 work and pay measures
MeasureSanta Ana PuebloAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Median household income1$86,2507% above
Income per person1$23,68941% below
Unemployment1County figure5.2%6% above
Average annual pay6County figure$61,4697% below
Pay growth, 1 year6County figure1.6%57% below
Jobs6County figure35,86776% below
Poverty rate1County figure10.0%8% below
Mean commute117 min33% below
Works from home1County figure16.8%35% above
Commutes by transit1County figure0.5%40% below
04

Who lives here

Homes with broadband is 43.0%, 53% below the median place.

Homes with broadband1
43.0%
53% below the median place
Household size1
4.3
73% above the median place
Bachelor's or higher1
13.2%
59% below the median place

More about who lives here, against the typical place

No health insurance14.8% 2.3×
Median age35.4 −9%
High school or higher92.0% −0%
All 8 people measures
MeasureSanta Ana PuebloAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Population11,0266646th largest
Median age135.49% below
Bachelor's or higher113.2%59% below
High school or higher192.0%0% below
Household size14.373% above
Born abroad1County figure5.6%36% below
No health insurance114.8%131% above
Homes with broadband143.0%53% below
05

Life in Santa Ana Pueblo

61 sites are on the National Register of Historic Places, 3 of them National Historic Landmarks.

Out the door, against the typical place

Parks per 10k residents0.0 −100%
Playgrounds per 10k19.5 2.1×
Grocery stores per 10k0.0 −100%
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k0.0 −100%
Libraries per 10k9.8 11.2×
Named paths and bike trails0 km −100%
Bus and rail stops per sq mi0.1 −33%

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 bars11.0 −47%
Shops12.9 −57%
Arts, recreation and fitness1.8 −56%
Doctors' offices and clinics13.5 −33%
Child care centers1.4 −39%

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

Shops per 10k8
12.9
57% below the median place
Restaurants and bars per 10k8
11.0
47% below the median place
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8
1.8
56% below the median place
All 16 schools and local life measures
MeasureSanta Ana PuebloAmong 6,645 placesVs median
Public schools11County figure43378% above
Public school students11County figure21,907347% above
Students per teacher11County figure16.25% above
Restaurants and bars per 10k8County figure11.047% below
Shops per 10k8County figure12.957% below
Arts, recreation and fitness per 10k8County figure1.856% below
Doctors' offices and clinics per 10k8County figure13.533% below
Child care centers per 10k8County figure1.439% below
Parks per 10k90.0below (median 10.2)
Playgrounds per 10k919.5107% above
Grocery stores per 10k90.0below (median 2.1)
Restaurants, cafes and bars per 10k90.0below (median 11.2)
Libraries per 10k99.8above (median 0.9)
Named paths and bike trails90.0below (median 2.0)
Transit stops per sq mi90.133% below
National Register listings10County figure61369% above
06

Safety, weather and risk

Annual precipitation is 12.8 in, 71% 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 Santa Ana Pueblo. Larger places are fetched first.

Annual precipitation12
12.8 in
71% below the median place
Tornado risk13
23.8
71% below the median place
Wildfire risk13
93.6
53% above the median place
All 10 weather and risk measures
MeasureSanta Ana PuebloAmong 6,645 placesVs median
July average high12County figure87°F0% above
January average low12County figure18°F29% below
Average temperature12County figure51°F8% below
Annual precipitation12County figure12.8 in71% below
Natural hazard risk13County figure77.017% below
Tornado risk13County figure23.871% below
Wildfire risk13County figure93.653% above
Heat wave risk13County figure79.911% below
Median air quality index14County figure442% above
Good air days14County figure73.5%7% above
08

Santa Ana Pueblo in 2030: where the trends point

If recent trends hold, the median rent will take about 19% of the median income in 2030, up from 17% 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$1,250/mo (2022)$1,770/mo$1,410 to $2,220/mo+4.4%
Median household income$86,250 (2024)$113,000$95,500 to $134,000+4.6%
Median home value$150,000 (2024)$225,000$163,000 to $309,000+7.0%

The median home would be worth 2.0 years of the median income in 2030, against 1.7 now.

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

09

Places like Santa Ana Pueblo

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

PlaceRentIncome
South Haven, IN$1,297$76,003Compare
Trenton, OH$1,284$80,635Compare
Kermit, TX$1,071$81,170Compare
Willis, TX$1,268$68,632Compare
Willis, TXKermit, TXTrenton, OHSouth Haven, INSanta Ana Pueblo, NMSanta Ana PuebloSouth HavenTrentonKermitWillisSanta Ana PuebloSouth HavenTrentonKermitWillis

Common questions

Is Santa Ana Pueblo a good place to live?

It depends on what you need, so here is what the numbers say. Owning with a mortgage costs about $754 a month less than the median rent, which is rarer than in 99% of the 2,469 places under 10,000 people we track. It is the lowest of 46 New Mexico places. Households average 4.33 people, larger 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 Santa Ana Pueblo expensive to live in?

The median rent takes 17.4% 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 $150,000.

What salary do you need to live in Santa Ana Pueblo?

To rent the median home without spending more than 30% of income on rent, a household needs about $50,000 a year. Work it out from your current city.

What places are similar to Santa Ana Pueblo?

On income, rent, home value, education and age, the closest matches are South Haven, IN, Trenton, OH, Kermit, TX and Willis, TX.

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. OpenStreetMap · © OpenStreetMap contributors, available under the Open Database License (ODbL) · Map data as of 2026-11
  10. National Register of Historic Places · National Park Service · Listings through 2026-05-22
  11. Common Core of Data · National Center for Education Statistics · 2024 release
  12. 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
  13. National Risk Index · Federal Emergency Management Agency · Latest release, retrieved 2026-11-14NRI data and maps
  14. 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 Santa Ana Pueblo with places of a similar size, using only figures measured for Santa Ana Pueblo itself; county and metro figures never count. Survey figures are estimates with margins of error. Formulas and definitions: methodology. API: /api/v1/places/santa-ana-pueblo-new-mexico

Citytistics. “Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico.” Data as of 2026-11-14. https://www.citytistics.com/city/santa-ana-pueblo-new-mexico/

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