Ranchos de Taos is a very small town located in the state of New Mexico. With a population of 2,707 people and two associated neighborhoods, Ranchos de Taos is the 60th largest community in New Mexico.

Ranchos de Taos real estate is some of the most expensive in New Mexico, although Ranchos de Taos house values don't compare to the most expensive real estate in the U.S.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 12.18% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

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!) Ranchos de Taos 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. Ranchos de Taos has few renters and college students. But the biggest reason it is quieter in Ranchos de Taos than in most places in America, is that there are just simply fewer people living here. If you think trees make good neighbors, Ranchos de Taos may be for you.

Ranchos de Taos is a small town, and as such doesn't have a public transit system that people use to get to and from their jobs every day.

Do you have a 4-year college degree or graduate degree? If so, you may feel right at home in Ranchos de Taos. 54.20% of adults here have a 4-year degree or graduate degree, whereas the national average for all cities and towns is just 21.84%.

The per capita income in Ranchos de Taos in 2022 was $21,673, which is lower middle income relative to New Mexico, and low income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $86,692 for a family of four. However, Ranchos de Taos contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.

Ranchos de Taos is an extremely ethnically-diverse town. The people who call Ranchos de Taos home describe themselves as belonging to a variety of racial and ethnic groups. People of Hispanic or Latino origin are the most prevalent group in Ranchos de Taos, accounting for 54.43% of the town’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Ranchos de Taos residents report their race to be White. Important ancestries of people in Ranchos de Taos include Irish, German, Latvian, Northern European, and English.

Ranchos de Taos also has a high percentage of its population that was born in another country: 16.27%.

The most common language spoken in Ranchos de Taos is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Native American languages.