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Santa Rosa, NM

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Population
2,802
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
4,619 ft
Median Home Value
$111,600
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Rent
$727/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$48,789
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024

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OverallBest places in New MexicoPopulation rankingHighest population places in New MexicoNearest larger communitySanta Fe, New Mexico89 miles away · 89,837 residents.

About Santa Rosa

Santa Rosa is Guadalupe County’s seat on the Pecos River, a New Mexico town with several names layered into its history. The first Euro-American settlement here was Agua Negra Chiquita, ‘Little Black Water,’ in 1865; the name shifted to Santa Rosa in 1890 after a chapel tied to Celso Baca’s mother and Saint Rose of Lima. The railroad arrived in 1901, Route 66 followed in 1926, and Blue Hole gave the town a spring-fed landmark. Santa Rosa is a road town with a chapel name and a blue pool beneath it.

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Lower FEMA County Hurricane Risk IndexA+100.0ratingLower Projected Late-Century County-Area Exposure to Sea-Level RiseA+100.0ratingRegional Two-Party Electoral BalanceA+99.7rating

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