Los Alamos
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Outdoors in Los Alamos
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1943
Skiing Group at Los Alamos candid, 1943
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About Los Alamos
Census-designated place in New Mexico, United StatesLos 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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How Los Alamos ranks
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Housing in Los Alamos
The typical Los Alamos home is worth about $581,000, down 0.9% in a year, 83% above the New Mexico typical home.
A strong seller's market
Safety in Los Alamos
Not graded
A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Los Alamos's police department reported only 2024 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Work & commute in Los Alamos
Full picture →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.
Health in Los Alamos
Health Grade A+
Healthier than 99% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
Compared with New Mexico
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 9 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Los Alamos
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 34% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Los Alamos
Full climate →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.
Schools in Los Alamos
All Los Alamos schools →School Grade A+
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 data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NM. Ratings are from neighbors.
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