La Jara is a community in Sandoval County, New Mexico, home to about 176 people across 14 square miles. Its ZIP code is 87027.
Homes sold for a median of $179 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside La Jara. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Albuquerque International Sunport (ABQ)78 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF)61 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Albuquerque, NM73 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ338 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of La Jara; 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.
La Jara had 177 residents in the 2020 census, down 15% since 2000.
It’s the 372nd largest of 494 towns in New Mexico by population.
Sandoval County grew from 8,579 residents in 1910 to 148,834 in 2020.
Sandoval County, 1910–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 87°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 12.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 34 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cuba, NM weather station (9 miles away).
27,552 jobs at 1,928 businesses in Sandoval County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Libraries (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 2.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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