Arroyo Seco - Taos Ski Valley is a very small town located in the state of New Mexico. With a population of 3,541 people and just one neighborhood, Arroyo Seco - Taos Ski Valley is the 50th largest community in New Mexico.
Arroyo Seco - Taos Ski Valley home prices are not only among the most expensive in New Mexico, but Arroyo Seco - Taos Ski Valley real estate also consistently ranks among the most expensive in America.
Arroyo Seco - Taos Ski Valley is a decidedly white-collar town, with fully 97.03% of the workforce employed in white-collar jobs, well above the national average. Overall, Arroyo Seco - Taos Ski Valley is a town of sales and office workers, professionals, and service providers. There are especially a lot of people living in Arroyo Seco - Taos Ski Valley who work in office and administrative support (27.08%), art, media, and design (15.56%), and sales jobs (13.04%).
Of important note, Arroyo Seco - Taos Ski Valley is also a town of artists. Arroyo Seco - Taos Ski Valley has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Arroyo Seco - Taos Ski Valley’s character.
Another notable thing is that Arroyo Seco - Taos Ski Valley is an extremely popular destination for tourists and seasonal residents. So much of the population is seasonal such that the town’s population swells significantly during the vacation season, and drops again when the season ends. Because of this, much of the local economy is centered around tourism; some businesses may be operated only during the high season. During the low season, year-round residents will notice that the city is a substantially quieter place to live.
The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Arroyo Seco - Taos Ski Valley has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Arroyo Seco - Taos Ski Valley a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.
Arroyo Seco - Taos Ski Valley is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.
The population of Arroyo Seco - Taos Ski Valley is very well educated relative to most cities and towns in the nation, where the average community has 21.84% of its adult population holding a 4-year degree or higher: 35.70% of adults in Arroyo Seco - Taos Ski Valley have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.
The per capita income in Arroyo Seco - Taos Ski Valley in 2022 was $37,023, which is upper middle income relative to New Mexico and the nation. This equates to an annual income of $148,092 for a family of four. However, Arroyo Seco - Taos Ski Valley contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Arroyo Seco - Taos Ski Valley is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Arroyo Seco - Taos Ski Valley home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Arroyo Seco - Taos Ski Valley, accounting for 52.11% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Arroyo Seco - Taos Ski Valley residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Arroyo Seco - Taos Ski Valley include English, Scottish, German, Welsh, and Italian.
The most common language spoken in Arroyo Seco - Taos Ski Valley is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
The way a neighborhood looks and feels when you walk or drive around it, from its setting, its buildings, and its flavor, can make all the difference. This neighborhood has some really cool things about the way it looks and feels as revealed by NeighborhoodScout's exclusive research. This might include anything from the housing stock to the types of households living here to how people get around.
In a nation where 1 out of every 4 children lives in poverty, the neighborhood stands out as being ranked among the lowest 0.0% of neighborhoods affected by this global issue.
In addition, divorcees may find friendship and understanding in this neighborhood, as 20.1% of its residents are divorced. NeighborhoodScout's exclusive analysis found that this divorce rate is higher than in 95.7% of the neighborhoods in America.
Also, the neighborhood stands out within New Mexico for its college student friendly environment. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this neighborhood is home to a number of college students, is relatively walkable, and above average in safety. In combination, this makes it stand out for a good place for college students to consider. Because a number of college students live here, this neighborhood may be close to a college campus and offer certain amenities nearby geared towards the student body. While it's not an environment for everyone, ambitious scholars can enjoy seasonal excitement between semesters and school breaks, and parents can rest easy knowing that the area has an above average safety rating. For each of these reasons, the neighborhood is rated among the top 6.4% of college-friendly places to live in NM. In addition to being an excellent choice for college students, this neighborhood is also a very good choice for active retirees.
The government often provides some of the more stable jobs in the economy. From local, to state, to federal government workers, the government can also be a major employer. What NeighborhoodScout's analysis revealed, is that the neighborhood in particular stands out when compared nationally for the proportion of its working residents who are employed by the government. At 22.1% of its workforce, this neighborhood has a greater concentration of government workers than 99.3% of U.S. neighborhoods.
Real estate in the neighborhood is almost exclusively owner-occupied. NeighborhoodScout's analysis reveals that this neighborhood has a higher rate of owner-occupied housing than is found in 97.1% of U.S. neighborhoods. If you are seeking to rent, this neighborhood may not have many options, but high rates of ownership often indicate stability in a neighborhood. Vacant homes and apartments are a significant characteristic of this neighborhood. In fact, with 48.4% of the residential real estate vacant, the neighborhood claims the distinction of having a higher vacancy rate than 98.6% of the neighborhoods in America. This can either be because much of the property is seasonally occupied, like in many vacation areas, or that much of the real estate is more permanently abandoned.
In addition, unpopulated, and rural, the neighborhood is one of the least crowded neighborhoods in all of America. If you like open space, no traffic, and lots of room, this neighborhood may be just what you are looking for. According to NeighborhoodScout's leading research, this neighborhood is less densely populated than 90.3% of the neighborhoods in America.
While most Americans do drive to work alone each day, the neighborhood stands out by having 90.8% of commuters doing so, which is a higher proportion of people driving alone to work than NeighborhoodScout found in 97.3% of all American neighborhoods.
Did you know that the neighborhood has more Scottish and Welsh ancestry people living in it than nearly any neighborhood in America? It's true! In fact, 18.0% of this neighborhood's residents have Scottish ancestry and 5.3% have Welsh ancestry.
There are two complementary measures for understanding the income of a neighborhood's residents: the average and the extremes. While a neighborhood may be relatively wealthy overall, it is equally important to understand the rate of people - particularly children - who are living at or below the federal poverty line, which is extremely low income. Some neighborhoods with a lower average income may actually have a lower childhood poverty rate than another with a higher average income, and this helps us understand the conditions and character of a neighborhood.
The neighbors in the neighborhood in Arroyo Seco - Taos Ski Valley are lower-middle income, making it a below average income neighborhood. NeighborhoodScout's research shows that this neighborhood has an income lower than 64.4% of U.S. neighborhoods. In addition, 0.0% of the children seventeen and under living in this neighborhood are living below the federal poverty line, which is a lower rate of childhood poverty than is found in 100.0% of America's neighborhoods.
A neighborhood is far different if it is dominated by enlisted military personnel rather than people who earn their living by farming. It is also different if most of the neighbors are clerical support or managers. What is wonderful is the sheer diversity of neighborhoods, allowing you to find the type that fits your lifestyle and aspirations.
In the neighborhood, 39.4% of the working population is employed in executive, management, and professional occupations. The second most important occupational group in this neighborhood is clerical, assistant, and tech support occupations, with 29.3% of the residents employed. Other residents here are employed in sales and service jobs, from major sales accounts, to working in fast food restaurants (28.3%), and 22.1% in government jobs, whether they are in local, state, or federal positions.
The most common language spoken in the neighborhood is English, spoken by 77.9% of households. Some people also speak Spanish (22.1%).
Culture is shared learned behavior. We learn it from our parents, their parents, our houses of worship, and much of our culture – our learned behavior – comes from our ancestors. That is why ancestry and ethnicity can be so interesting and important to understand: places with concentrations of people of one or more ancestries often express those shared learned behaviors and this gives each neighborhood its own culture. Even different neighborhoods in the same city can have drastically different cultures.
In the neighborhood in Arroyo Seco - Taos Ski Valley, NM, residents most commonly identify their ethnicity or ancestry as Spanish (33.3%). There are also a number of people of English ancestry (21.9%), and residents who report Scottish roots (18.0%), and some of the residents are also of Mexican ancestry (9.0%), along with some German ancestry residents (8.1%), among others.
How you get to work – car, bus, train or other means – and how much of your day it takes to do so is a large quality of life and financial issue. Especially with gasoline prices rising and expected to continue doing so, the length and means of one's commute can be a financial burden. Some neighborhoods are physically located so that many residents have to drive in their own car, others are set up so many walk to work, or can take a train, bus, or bike. The greatest number of commuters in neighborhood spend under 15 minutes commuting one-way to work (39.2% of working residents), one of the shortest commutes across America.
Here most residents (90.8%) drive alone in a private automobile to get to work. In a neighborhood like this, as in most of the nation, many residents find owning a car useful for getting to work.