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Retire To Santa Fe, NM
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Santa Fe, New Mexico is one of the great places in the U.S. to live in retirement. Find city facts on home sales prices, air quality, water quality, medical care, cost of living, taxes, weather and other demographics.



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Santa Fe, New Mexico


Santa Fe Population
. 1990 2000 2010
Santa Fe Metro Area blank blank 144,170
Santa Fe 55,859 62,203 67,947



Santa Fe
Home Sales Prices
(new & existing homes)
. Monthly Average Annual Average Yr-Over-Yr Change
2012 .$322,8010.3%
Dec $321,649 . .
Nov $297,106 . .
Oct $304,193 . .
Sep $344,878 . .
Aug $327,850 . .
Jul $331,694 . .
Jun $358,578 . .
May $307,844 . .
Apr $300,424 . .
Mar $349,019 . .
Jan $305,313 . .
2011 .$321,6910.6%
2010 .$319,6995.2%
2009 .$303,928-8.8%
2008 . $333,377 -8.5%
2007 . $364,274 6.7%
2006 . $341,508 6.7%
2005 . $319,973 18.7%



Home Sales Price to Big City Comparison
(2012)
. Santa Fe GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price $322,801 $312,000
Nearest Big City Albuquerque na
Home Sales Price in Albuquerque $173,000 $225,000
Home Sales Price Bargain Index 187% of Albuquerque home prices 139%



Home Sales Price to Renting Comparison
(2012)
. Santa Fe GPTR 99 City Avg
Home Price $322,801 $312,000
Monthly Rent $1,420 $1,366
Price/Rent Index 15.3 times the annual rent 15.3



Santa Fe
Cost of Living (2012)
118% GPTR 99 City Average
117%



Santa Fe Taxes
(2012-2013)
blank Tax Rate Days Worked to Pay State Rank Tax Rate
(99 City Avg)
Days Worked to Pay
(99 City Avg)
State and Local Sales Tax 7.3% -- 16* 6.8% --
Federal, State and Local Tax -- 103 days 28* -- 107 days
* State rank of 1 pays the highest taxes



Santa Fe Building Permits
(single family homes)
2011 94
2010 96
2009 102
2008 140
2007 277
2006 417
2005 580



Santa Fe Interactive Maps


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