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Tijeras

A village of 465 people in New Mexico
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Conserved land0%none recorded
Trails0.5 mi0.4 mi per sq mi
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About Tijeras

Village in New Mexico, United States
465Population
1.2 sq miArea
6,322 ftElevation

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.

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

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ZIP code87059
Living in Tijeras

Housing in Tijeras

$446K▲ 3.4% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Tijeras home is worth about $446,000, up 3.4% in a year, 40% above the New Mexico typical home.

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Health in Tijeras

Compared with New Mexico

19better than NM·2worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 11 are too close to call.

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Care nearby

VA New Mexico Healthcare SystemAlbuquerque · 11.7 mi · ER
Fcch/Edgewood CenterEdgewood · 10.3 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · county-wide
DentalShortage · county-wide
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Tijeras · CMS · HRSAHealth in Tijeras →

Natural hazards in Tijeras

68
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Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 68% of U.S. communities.

🌊 Inland flooding🔥 Wildfire
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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.

44° / 21°Winter
64° / 34°Spring
83° / 53°Summer
64° / 37°Fall
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School Grade A

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.

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Tijeras’s library

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East Mountain Library487 Nm 333 · part of Albuquerque/Bernalillo County Library System
Fine-freeE-books39 hrs a week
IMLS Public Libraries Survey · FY2024East Mountain Library →
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