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ChamaNM

A town of 776. A regional job hub with 463 jobs.

Population
776
−10.3% since 2010
Typical home
$321K
−0% in a year
Household income
$31K
median
Median age
64.4
years
Jobs based here
463
A job hub

What makes Chama stand out

The thing Chama does most differently from other towns.

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Small town

776 people, and everyone knows the way

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Upcoming events

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The data

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Work & commute

About one in six working residents works right in Chama

Most working residents leave Chama for work: only 16% work in town. The top destinations are Albuquerque (9%), Los Alamos (7%) and Dulce (7%). Half commute less than 50 miles.

16%work in town

Where working residents work

In Chama16%
Albuquerque9%
Los Alamos7%
Dulce7%
Santa Fe6%
50 mi
median commute distance
463
jobs based in Chama
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 84% of U.S. communities.

84risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
84Very high riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingWildfire
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate

Snowy winters, pleasant summers

Chama has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 8°, and about 92 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

92″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter9–39°
Spring25–58°
Summer44–79°
Fall28–61°
Sep 18
typical first frost
Jun 14
typical last frost
+1.5°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Health

How healthy Chama is

Chama beats the New Mexico average on 3 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 4.

32 measures vs. New Mexico
3 better25 too close to call4 worse
What stands outChamaNM
Fewer adults with depression19.5%23.2%
More adults treating high blood pressure77.8%73.3%
More adults with diabetes16.8%13.2%
Pagosa Springs Medical Center
37.1 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Schools

The schools Chama’s kids attend

CHAMA VALLEY · 1 schools

SchoolGradesStudents
Chama ElementaryPK–552
NCES · EDFactsAll 1 schools →
Housing

A typical Chama home is worth about $321K

The typical Chama home is worth about $321,000, about the same as a year ago, close to the New Mexico typical home.

$321KZillow home value

Typical home value

Chama$321K
New Mexico$318K
−0%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in May
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Outdoors

0.1% of Chama is conserved land

1.8 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.

0.1%conserved
0.1%
conserved · 1 of 1,856 acres
1.8 mi
of trails · 0.6 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
A job hub

Every workday, about 440 people come to Chama for work

Where Chama’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

9% → Albuquerque Albuquerque 9% 7% → Los Alamos Los Alamos 7% 7% → Dulce Dulce 7% 6% → Santa Fe Santa Fe 6% 2% → Española Española 2% 1% → Farmington Farmington 1% Chama · 16% stay
463jobs based in Chama
16%of working residents work in town
50 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

Denver & Rio Grande RR 226, at Lobato,NM
1900 · Denver & Rio Grande RR 226, at Lobato,NM · Wikimedia Commons
Chama’s story

Chama in pictures

12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 1 places on the National Register.

Denver & Rio Grande RR 221, 411 and 401 with eastbound freight at Lobato, NMD&RG 406, Class 70, with flanger and caboose, at Chama, 1907. Friends of C&TS collectionNMMap-doton-Chama
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About Chama

Village in New Mexico, United States

Official town website ↗

Chama is a village in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 917 at the 2020 census. The village is located in the Rocky Mountains about 7 miles (11 km) south of the Colorado-New Mexico border.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
917
Area
2.7 sq mi
Elevation
7,871 ft
ZIP code
87520

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