Rio Chiquito is a community in Santa Fe County, New Mexico, home to about 187 people across 1.1 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 87522.
Homes sold for a median of $95 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Chimayo; part is in Rio Chiquito
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Rio Chiquito. 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)76 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Santa Fe Municipal Airport (SAF)28 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Albuquerque, NM73 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Phoenix, AZ387 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Rio Chiquito; 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.
Rio Chiquito had 200 residents in the 2020 census, up 94% since 2000.
It’s the 364th 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).
Average highs peak around 88°F in summer, and winter lows average 15°F. About 11.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 11 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Alcalde, NM weather station (9 miles away).
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).
6 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Rio Chiquito.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 5 |
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.
Parks (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 1 mile 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.
Public schools here are run by Espanola. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chimayo ElementaryChimayo | K–6 | 112 | Public | 0.2 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Chimayo and Cundiyo.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.