A town of 13,317. A typical home worth about $581K.
The 3 things Los Alamos does most differently from other towns.
26.2% of the town is conserved land, across 18 parks and preserves.
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Ordered by what stands out in Los Alamos. Another town gets a different order.
The typical Los Alamos home is worth about $581,000, down 0.9% in a year, 83% above the New Mexico typical home.
The public schools Los Alamos’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 99% of New Mexico’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Elementary | PK–6 | 435 | Not graded |
| Barranca Mesa Elementary | PK–6 | 429 | Not graded |
| Aspen Elementary | PK–6 | 428 | Not graded |
| Canyoncito Montessori School Private | PK–6 | 33 | |
| Los Alamos Middle | 7–8 | 543 | Not graded |
| Los Alamos High | 9–12 | 1,181 | A |
82 miles of trails across 18 parks and preserves. More trails than any other town in New Mexico.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Santa Fe National Forest | 6.7 mi | 267 |
| 2. Kinnikinnik Park | 0.8 mi | 13 |
| 3. Urban Park | 0.5 mi | 11 |
Los Alamos beats the New Mexico average on 22 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1.
| What stands out | Los Alamos | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 7.3% | 20.9% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 5% | 14.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.3% | 7.4% |
77% of Los Alamos’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Albuquerque (8%), Santa Fe (4%) and Española (1%). Half commute less than 2 miles.
Los Alamos has chilly, snowy winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 19°, and about 42 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 34% of U.S. communities.
Los Alamos's reported crime rate is well below New Mexico's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts. 12 violent crimes were reported in 2025.
Where Los Alamos’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 5 places on the National Register.
5 places in Los Alamos on the National Register of Historic Places.
Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States
Los Alamos (Spanish: Los Álamos, meaning 'The Poplars') is a census-designated place in Los Alamos County, New Mexico, United States, that is recognized as one of the development and creation places of the atomic bomb—the primary objective of the Manhattan Project by Los Alamos National Laboratory during World War II. The town is on four mesas of the Pajarito Plateau, and had a population of about 13,200 as of 2020. It is the county seat and one of two population centers in Los Alamos County; the other is White Rock.
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