A town of 524. A regional job hub with 337 jobs.
The 3 things Tijeras does most differently from other towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
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Nothing on the calendar.
Ordered by what stands out in Tijeras. Another town gets a different order.
Most working residents leave Tijeras for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Albuquerque (56%), Kirtland AFB (15%) and Edgewood (3%). Half commute less than 13 miles.
The public schools Tijeras’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 90% of New Mexico’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Child Catholic School Private | PK–8 | 97 |
The typical Tijeras home is worth about $446,000, up 3.4% in a year, 40% above the New Mexico typical home.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 68% of U.S. communities.
Tijeras has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 12 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Tijeras beats the New Mexico average on 19 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| What stands out | Tijeras | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 7.2% | 14.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 11.4% | 20.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 8.9% | 7.4% |
0.5 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Luis Garcia Park | 0.1 mi | 1 |
Where Tijeras’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 2 places on the National Register.
Village in New Mexico, United States
Tijeras is a village in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 465 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Albuquerque metropolitan area.
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