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Median House Value:

Chimayo, NM

Found within zip codes: 87578, 87521, 87522
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NEIGHBORHOOD COST DETAILS
MEDIAN HOUSE VALUE $180,140
  • medium cost relative to New Mexico
  • medium cost relative to the nation
HOUSE VALUE RANGE
COST
$1,938,000+  0%
$1,453,001-$1,938,000  0%
$969,001-$1,453,000  2%
$774,001-$969,000  1%
$581,001-$774,000  1%
$387,001-$581,000  9%
$194,001-$387,000  32%
$97,001-$194,000  37%
$0-$97,000  18%
% OF HOMES
RENTAL PRICE medium cost relative to NM, medium cost relative to the nation


NEIGHBORHOOD LOOK, FEEL,
& CHARACTER
DETAILS
THE SETTING Remote (based on population density)
TYPE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Single-family homes, some Mobile homes, some Rowhouses & attached homes, some Small apartment buildings, a few Complexes/high rise apartments
SIZE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Medium-sized dwellings (3 or 4 bedrooms), some Small dwellings (1, 2 or no bedrooms), a few Large dwellings (4, 5 or more bedrooms)
AGE OF HOMES / DWELLINGS mostly Established but not old (Built 1970 - 1994), some Well established older homes (Built 1940 - 1969), some Historic homes (Built 1939 or earlier), a few Newer Homes (Built 1995 or later)
HOME OWNERSHIP Mostly Owner occupied
SPECIAL CHARACTER mostly Quiet


THE NEIGHBORS DETAILS
AGE & LIFESTYLE mostly Mixed ages, some Families with children (family households with school-aged children), some Seniors (people 65 and over), some College students (people currently attending college)
EDUCATION LEVEL Rating: 3 (5 is average for the U.S., 10 is most educated)
INCOME Lower middle income (somewhat below average income for America)
OCCUPATIONS mostly Sales & Service workers, some Clerical, assistants & technical support, some Executive, managerial & professional, some Government employees, some Manufacturing & Laborers
ETHNICITY/ANCESTRY mostly Hispanic, some White (non-Hispanic), some Mexican
LANGUAGES mostly Spanish speaking

School Rating Information


Chimayo Educational Rating



This town is served by two school districts:



PENASCO INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS School District




617 Students enrolled in District

3 Schools in District

DISTRICT RATING
COMPARED TO STATE (10 is best)
5
Better than:
of NM school
districts
48.8%
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COMPARED TO U.S.
(10 is best)
1
Better than:
of US school
districts
8.9%
STUDENTS PER CLASSROOM
15
STATE AVERAGE 15

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Public School Test Scores (No Child Left Behind)

38%
41%
53%
51%
23%
32%
DISTRICT
STATE
PROFICIENT IN
READING & MATH
PROFICIENT IN
READING
PROFICIENT IN
MATH
SCHOOLS IN THIS DISTRICT GRADES
PENASCO ELEM
13 SCHOOL ROAD, PENASCO, NM 87553
(505) 587-2395
PK-06
PENASCO HIGH
13 SCHOOL ROAD, PENASCO, NM 87553
(505) 587-2503
09-12
PENASCO JR HIGH
13 SCHOOL ROAD, PENASCO, NM 87553
(505) 587-2503
07-08
School district enrollment by group
ETHNIC/RACIAL GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
WHITE (NON-HISPANIC) (%) 2.1 31.1
BLACK (%) 0.0 2.5
HISPANIC (%) 92.4 54.0
ASIAN OR PACIFIC ISLANDER (%) 0.2 1.3
AMERICAN INDIAN OR NATIVE OF ALASKA (%) 5.4 11.1
ECONOMIC GROUPS THIS DISTRICT THIS STATE
ECONOMICALLY DISADVANTAGED (%) 83.3 55.7
Educational Expenditures
FOR THIS DISTRICT PER STUDENT TOTAL % OF TOTAL
INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $4,908 $3,028,000 45.5
SUPPORT EXPENDITURES
STUDENT $979 $604,000 9.1
STAFF $382 $236,000 3.5
GENERAL ADMINISTRATION $472 $291,000 4.4
SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION $434 $268,000 4.0
OPERATION $1,258 $776,000 11.6
TRANSPORTATION $611 $377,000 5.7
OTHER $418 $258,000 3.9
TOTAL SUPPORT $4,554 $2,810,000 42.2
NON-INSTRUCTIONAL EXPENDITURES $1,327 $819,000 12.3
TOTAL EXPENDITURES $10,789 $6,657,000 100.0
Chimayo EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT
ADULTS IN Chimayo WITH COLLEGE DEGREE OR HIGHER (%) 10.7
CHILDREN IN Chimayo LIVING IN POVERTY (%) 21.1

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Chimayo Appreciation Rates Click for help

PERIOD TOTAL APPRECIATION AVG. ANNUAL RATE COMPARED
TO NM*
COMPARED
TO AMERICA*
Since 1990 170.73% 8.98% 7 8
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About Chimayo

Chimayo is a very small town located in the state of New Mexico. With a population of 2,910 people and just one neighborhood, Chimayo is the 50th largest community in New Mexico.

Unlike some towns where white-collar or blue-collar occupations dominate the local economy, Chimayo is neither predominently one or the other. Instead, it has a mixed workforce of both white- and blue-collar jobs. Overall, Chimayo is a town of sales and office workers, service providers, and professionals. There are especially a lot of people living in Chimayo who work in office and administrative support jobs (21.99%), sales jobs (11.87%), and building maintenance and grounds keeping (7.42%).

One downside of living in Chimayo, however, is that residents on average have to contend with a long commute, spending on average 33.74 minutes every day commuting to work.

As is often the case in a small town, Chimayo doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.

Chimayo Information and Demographics

In Chimayo, just 11.81% of people have at least a bachelor's degree, which is quite a bit lower than the national average for cities and towns of 14.96%.

The per capita income in Chimayo in 2000 was $17,023, which is upper middle income relative to New Mexico, and middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $68,092 for a family of four.

The people who call Chimayo home come from a variety of different races and ancestries. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Chimayo, accounting for 89.79% of the town's residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The most prevalent race in Chimayo is Native American, followed by African-American.

The most common language spoken in Chimayo is Spanish. Some people also speak English.

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