Of important note, Lamy is also a town of artists. Lamy has more artists, designers and people working in media than 90% of the communities in America. This concentration of artists helps shape Lamy’s character.
And if you like science, one thing you'll find is that Lamy has lots of scientists living in town - whether they be life scientists, physical scientists (like astronomers), or social scientists (like geographers!). So, if you're scientific-minded, you might like it here too.
Telecommuters are a relatively large percentage of the workforce: 51.69% of people work from home. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce it is high relative to the nation. These workers are often telecommuters who work in knowledge-based, white-collar professions. For example, Silicon Valley has large numbers of people who telecommute. Other at-home workers may be self-employed people who operate small businesses out of their homes.
Overall, Lamy’s crime rate is one of the lowest in the nation, which makes a great place to live if safety is an important concern.
It is a fairly quiet town because there are relatively few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. (Children, for example, often can't help themselves from being noisy, and being parents ourselves, we know!) Lamy has relatively few families with children living at home, and is quieter because of it. Renters and college students, for their own reasons, can also be noisy. Lamy has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Lamy than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Lamy may be for you.
In Lamy, however, the average commute to work is quite long. On average, people spend 32.62 minutes each day getting to work, which is significantly higher than the national average.
As is often the case in a small town, Lamy doesn't have a public transportation system that people use for their commute.
