Tesuque vs Valle Vista

A side-by-side comparison of Tesuque and Valle Vista: population, income, housing, and more.

Tesuque and Valle Vista are places in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Tesuque has the higher population (1,087 vs 759 in Valle Vista). Tesuque has the higher median household income ($52,273 vs $36,481 in Valle Vista). Tesuque has the higher median home value ($877,600 vs $226,900 in Valle Vista).

Population, income & housing

	Tesuque	Valle Vista
Population	1,087	759
Median age	67.7 yrs	39.6 yrs
Median household income	$52,273	$36,481
Median home value	$877,600	$226,900
Median gross rent	$1,095	$888
Housing units	847	264
Homeownership rate	69.4%	67.4%
Bachelor's degree or higher	70.3%	11.3%
Unemployment rate	13.0%	9.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Tesuque	Valle Vista
Population	1,008 → 1,087 (+7.8%)	664 → 759 (+14.3%)
Median household income	$67,583 → $52,273 (-22.7%)	$38,409 → $36,481 (-5.0%)
Median home value	$684,800 → $877,600 (+28.2%)	$105,800 → $226,900 (+114.5%)
Median gross rent	$1,143 → $1,095 (-4.2%)	$908 → $888 (-2.2%)

Tesuque

Population

1,0081,087

Median household income

$67,583$52,273

Median home value

$684,800$877,600

Median gross rent

$1,143$1,095

Valle Vista

Population

664759

Median household income

$38,409$36,481

Median home value

$105,800$226,900

Median gross rent

$908$888

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Tesuque	Valle Vista
Under 5	0.8%	1.2%
5 to 17	3.4%	17.1%
18 to 24	0.9%	20.8%
25 to 34	6.1%	3.0%
35 to 44	3.4%	25.3%
45 to 54	10.6%	9.5%
55 to 64	17.3%	11.7%
65 to 74	34.5%	10.7%
75 and over	23.0%	0.7%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Tesuque	Valle Vista
White (non-Hispanic)	79.8%	6.5%
Black or African American	1.3%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.0%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	1.1%	0.0%
Two or more races	1.2%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	16.7%	93.5%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Tesuque	Valle Vista
No high school diploma	1.6%	55.6%
High school graduate	6.8%	17.5%
Some college or associate's	21.2%	15.6%
Bachelor's degree	33.3%	5.0%
Graduate or professional degree	37.1%	6.3%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Tesuque	Valle Vista
Drove alone	66.8%	89.3%
Carpooled	4.2%	10.4%
Public transit	0.0%	0.0%
Walked	2.3%	0.0%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	26.6%	0.3%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Tesuque	Valle Vista
1-unit, detached	81.1%	9.8%
1-unit, attached	7.6%	8.7%
2 to 4 units	1.1%	13.3%
5 to 19 units	0.0%	0.0%
20 or more units	0.0%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	10.3%	68.2%

Poverty & households

	Tesuque	Valle Vista
Poverty rate	18.1%	27.9%
Average household size	1.60	3.14
Mean commute (minutes)	19	18
Median year structure built	1976	1985