Census-designated place · Santa Fe County, New Mexico

Cañoncito, New Mexico

Cañoncito is a census-designated place in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, part of the Santa Fe, NM metro area. It has 1,253 residents. Cañoncito, New Mexico has a quality-of-life score of 57 out of 100 (moderate), ranking #6,767 of 15,651 US cities and towns. Within New Mexico it ranks #11 of 163 cities and towns. It ranks best on fine particulate matter (PM2.5) (low), preventable hospital stays (low) and unemployment rate (low). It ranks worst on drug overdose deaths (high), rent as share of income (high) and primary care shortage (high).

57Moderate

Quality-of-life score: #6,767 of 15,651 cities and towns
New Mexico: #11 of 163 in NM
Population: 1,253 (2020-2024)
Land area: 10 mi²
Density: 126.4 /mi²
FIPS code: 3511256

Percentile-based score (100 is the best in the country) from 74 of 80 indicators, with the default “Explorer” weights.

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Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety17#12,974/15,637
Economy60#6,325/15,631
Housing25#11,182/14,977
Health69#4,865/15,609
Healthcare73#4,212/15,650
Environment90#1,606/15,453
Education40#9,441/15,649
Infrastructure40#9,402/15,650
Community54#7,186/15,651
Leisure & amenities79#3,257/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Cañoncito, New Mexico ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Santa Fe County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) · low4.2 µg/m³
99/100New Mexico 5.9 µg/m³United States 8.0 µg/m³2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection AgencySanta Fe County value
Preventable hospital stays · low1,349 /100k
98/100New Mexico 2,042 /100kUnited States 2,769 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteSanta Fe County value
Unemployment rate · low0.0%
98/100New Mexico 4.2%United States 4.3%2020-2024U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics Census table B23025
Mental health providers · high830 /100k
98/100New Mexico 480 /100kUnited States 348 /100k2025University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteSanta Fe County value
Arts, entertainment and recreation · high10.7 /10k
96/100New Mexico 4.0 /10kUnited States 5.5 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsSanta Fe County value
Hospital quality rating · high4.5
94/100New Mexico 2.5United States 3.2Jul 2026Centers for Medicare & Medicaid ServicesSanta Fe County value

Weaknesses

Drug overdose deaths · high67.3 /100k
1/100New Mexico 46.4 /100kUnited States 18.4 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional dataSanta Fe County value
Rent as share of income · high51.0%
2/100New Mexico 30.1%United States 30.6%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B25071At least this value: the publisher's top bracket is open-ended
Primary care shortage · high17.4
7/100New Mexico 16.1United States 6.2Oct 2026Health Resources and Services AdministrationSanta Fe County value
Math scores · low2.61
9/100New Mexico 2.70United States 3.032018University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteSanta Fe County value
Drought exposure · high82%
10/100New Mexico 84%United States 43%Oct 2025–Sep 2026National Drought Mitigation Center (University of Nebraska–Lincoln), USDA and NOAASanta Fe County value
Broadband subscriptions · low80.8%
14/100New Mexico 86.5%United States 91.0%2020-2024U.S. Census Bureau Census table B28002

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

Rent-burdened householdsWorsening
52.9% (2016-2020) → 100.0% (2020-2024)
+47 pts4 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.1% → 51.1%
Rent as share of incomeWorsening
30.8% (2016-2020) → 51.0% (2020-2024)
+20 pts4 yearsCensus table B25071US 29.6% → 30.6%
Broadband subscriptionsWorsening
94.3% (2016-2020) → 80.8% (2020-2024)
−14 pts4 yearsCensus table B28002US 85.2% → 91.0%
High school diploma or higherImproving
88.3% (2016-2020) → 96.7% (2020-2024)
+8.4 pts4 yearsCensus table B15003US 88.5% → 89.6%
Home price to income ratioWorsening
3.5× (2017-2021) → 5.0× (2020-2024)
+42%3 yearsCensus table B25077US 3.5× → 4.1×
Average commute timeWorsening
22.8 min (2016-2020) → 29.8 min (2020-2024)
+31%4 yearsCensus table B08013US 26.9 min → 26.4 min

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

There is not enough history to compare Cañoncito, New Mexico over five years.

Cities and towns like Cañoncito, New Mexico five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Cañoncito, New Mexico in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

No place that looked like Cañoncito, New Mexico five years ago has more measures that improved than declined, with a higher standing among its peers today.

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

1,253 residents (±271)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

1,253 residents (±271)

Cañoncito, New Mexico
New Mexico share

White49%†614
Black0.0%0
Hispanic or Latino47%584
Asian0.0%0
American Indian and Alaska Native0.0%0
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%0
Other or two or more races4.4%†55

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

1,012 residents (±233)

Cañoncito, New Mexico
New Mexico share

No high school diploma3.3%†33
High school or GED18%†187
Some college31%†312
Associate degree5.9%†60
Bachelor's degree19%†192
Graduate degree23%†228

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

530 households (±131)

Cañoncito, New Mexico
New Mexico share

Under $25k19%†101
$25k–50k7.5%†40
$50k–75k20%†107
$75k–100k18%†97
$100k–150k20%†105
$150k–200k1.5%†8
$200k or more14%†72

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

530 households (±131)

Cañoncito, New Mexico
New Mexico share

Own82%436
Rent18%†94

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

45 households (±40)

Cañoncito, New Mexico
New Mexico share

Under $7500.0%0
$750–1,0000.0%0
$1,000–1,50022%†10

Home values

436 homes (±130)

Cañoncito, New Mexico
New Mexico share

Under $150k22%†96
$150k–250k19%†84
$250k–400k9.6%†42

Age of homes

567 homes (±137)

Cañoncito, New Mexico
New Mexico share

2010 or later1.9%†11
2000–20099.0%†51
1980–199966%†373

Size of homes

567 homes (±137)

Cañoncito, New Mexico
New Mexico share

Studio9.7%†55
1 bedroom9.0%†51
2 bedrooms15%†87

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

608 workers (±201)

Cañoncito, New Mexico
New Mexico share

Drive alone43%†259
Carpool10%†62
Public transit1.0%†6
Walk0.0%0
Bike0.0%0
Work from home46%†281
Other0.0%0

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

327 workers (±123)

Cañoncito, New Mexico
New Mexico share

Under 15 min3.7%†12
15–29 min46%†151
30–44 min36%†118

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Jobs and pay

What the largest occupations here pay, from the Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics publishes pay by metro area, not by county or city. The metro area page lists its largest occupations and lets you look up any job.

Pay in the Santa Fe, NM

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Santa Fe County, the county holding most of Cañoncito's residents.

Santa Fe County has 4,976 employer establishments, 318 for every 10,000 residents (1.28× the US rate of 248; 1.50× New Mexico's), with 48,934 paid employees at an average annual pay of $52,618. The Census Bureau also counts 17,772 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 4,976; 17,772 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 318; US 248 · New Mexico 212
Paid employees: 48,934
Average annual pay: $52,618; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Santa Fe County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Ambulatory health care services	446	28.5	1.37×More than typical	4,090	$75,286	1,621
Restaurants and other eating places	361	23.1	1.26×More than typical	6,989	$30,565	56
Specialty trade contractors	315	20.1	1.30×More than typical	1,717	$50,511	704
Lessors of real estate	271	17.3	1.41×More than typical	709	$64,157	1,580
Construction of buildings	211	13.5	1.78×More than typical	981	$56,491	476
Full-service restaurants	174	11.1	1.45×More than typical	4,158	$33,813	22
Offices of other health practitioners	154	9.8	1.62×More than typical	443	$49,278	998
Management, scientific and technical consulting	141	9	1.34×More than typical	258	$85,236	952
Clothing and accessories stores	139	8.9	2.45×More than typical	1,000	$31,984	170
Limited-service restaurants	133	8.5	1.06×About typical	2,359	$26,348	22
Building equipment contractors	132	8.4	1.40×More than typical	687	$57,061	165
Services to buildings and dwellings	129	8.2	1.22×About typical	1,240	$34,154	754

Rank places for an industry Open Santa Fe County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 156,379 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $3.6M of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Cañoncito, New Mexico: $2,847 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $3.6M; −59% vs FY2025
Per resident: $2,847; US $1,994
Sole-source: 6.7%; US 30%
Single offer: 13%; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Federal Emergency Management Agency$1.3M38%
Indian Health Service$1.3M37%
Forest Service$478.9K13%
Department of Veterans Affairs$166.3K4.7%
National Aeronautics and Space Administration$55.5K1.6%
Bureau of Land Management$32.1K0.9%
Department of the Army$30.8K0.9%
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission$18.2K0.5%

Top recipients

IEM INTERNATIONAL, INC.$1.5M41%
DT-TRAK CONSULTING, INC.$379.1K11%
A2Z MEDICAL & SAFETY SUPPLY, LLC$161.5K4.5%
PRIME PHYSICIANS TRI PROVIDERS LLC$135.8K3.8%
WILDFLOWER INTERNATIONAL, LTD.$102.8K2.9%

Spending by fiscal year

3.2MFY2017
2.2MFY2018
3.6MFY2019
3.2MFY2020
2.6MFY2021
9MFY2022
3MFY2023
8.6M

Top industries (NAICS)

Computer systems design and related services · 5415$1.6M44%
Employment services · 5613$440.8K12%
Offices of other health practitioners · 6213$325.1K9.1%
Support activities for forestry · 1153$286.4K8.0%
Other textile product mills · 3149$161.5K4.5%
Architectural, engineering, and related services · 5413

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Cañoncito, New Mexico, so they do not add up across cities.

Cañoncito, New Mexico's figures are part of those of Santa Fe County, NM ($72.4M in FY2026), never added to them: 4.9% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Cañoncito is mostly in Santa Fe County.

See federal money in Santa Fe County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Cañoncito, New Mexico is split between congressional districts: each representative is shown with the share of its residents in their district (current boundaries).

House

Senate

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County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Santa Fe County65100% of residents

Metro area

The metro or micro area the city belongs to.

Santa Fe, NM77

Other cities and towns in Santa Fe County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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Strengths · Weaknesses

Strengths

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Trends

What changed in five years

Cities and towns like Cañoncito, New Mexico five years ago that improved