Barton is a community in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, home to about 1,302 people across 9.2 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 87015 and 87059.
Homes sold for a median of $252 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Population1,302142 per sq mi
Median home value$323,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$252Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Part is in Barton, part in Ponderosa Pine and Sedillo
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Barton. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Barton
Distances
Nearest major airport
Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ)21 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Albuquerque, NM23 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Phoenix, AZ349 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Barton; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
It’s the 132nd largest of 494 towns in New Mexico by population.
Santa Fe County grew from 14,658 residents in 1900 to 154,823 in 2020.
Santa Fe County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 15°F. About 12.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Moriarty 1 Ne, NM weather station (12 miles away).
Jobs in Santa Fe County
48,934 jobs at 4,976 businesses in Santa Fe County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
127 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Barton’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Va New Mexico Healthcare SystemVA hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Albuquerque19.0 miles
Lovelace Women's HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Albuquerque20.3 miles
Unm HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Albuquerque21.2 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
12
Specialist doctors
6
Dentists
8
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
26
Mental health providers
36
Physical and occupational therapists
36
Optometrists
1
Chiropractors
2
Pharmacies
3
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Barton
Grocery stores
Smith's3.0 mi
Walmart Supercenter3.1 mi
Pharmacies
Walgreens2.8 mi
Smiths Pharmacy Window3.0 mi
Libraries
Edgewood Community Library3.1 mi
Counts are within about 2 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Albuquerque, Estancia Valley Classical Academy, Pecos Cyber Academy and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(5)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
A. Montoya ElementaryTijeras
Pre-K–5
370
Public
8.7 mi
Estancia Valley Classical AcademyEdgewood
K–12
565
Charter
3.1 mi
Pecos Cyber AcademyEdgewood
K–12
1,569
Charter
2.1 mi
South Mountain ElementaryMoriarty
K–5
303
Public
6.3 mi
Roosevelt MiddleTijeras
6–8
401
Public
8.5 mi
Private schools(2)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Holy Child Catholic SchoolTijeras
Pre-K–8
81
Nonsectarian
8.0 mi
Lehmann School & Tech Ed CenterLakewood
K–12
29
Nonsectarian
1788.5 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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