Taos Ski Valley vs Vadito

A side-by-side comparison of Taos Ski Valley and Vadito: population, income, housing, and more.

Taos Ski Valley and Vadito are places in New Mexico. This page compares them across population, income, housing, education, commuting, and how each has changed since 2019.

Vadito has the higher population (340 vs 39 in Taos Ski Valley). Since 2019, Vadito's population has grown faster (+7.9% vs -30.4%).

Population, income & housing

	Taos Ski Valley	Vadito
Population	39	340
Median age	37.8 yrs	41.9 yrs
Median household income	—	$57,083
Median home value	—	$143,800
Median gross rent	—	$1,000
Housing units	278	144
Homeownership rate	100.0%	81.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher	34.6%	16.2%
Unemployment rate	30.8%	0.0%

Trends (ACS 5-year, 2019–2023)

	Taos Ski Valley	Vadito
Population	56 → 39 (-30.4%)	315 → 340 (+7.9%)
Median household income	$63,036 → $71,667 (+13.7%)	$32,250 → $57,083 (+77.0%)
Median home value	$611,800 → $422,200 (-31.0%)	$117,000 → $143,800 (+22.9%)
Median gross rent	—	$838 → $1,000 (+19.3%)

Taos Ski Valley

Population

5639

Median household income

$63,036$71,667

Median home value

$611,800$422,200

Vadito

Population

315340

Median household income

$32,250$57,083

Median home value

$117,000$143,800

Median gross rent

$838$1,000

Age & race/ethnicity

Age distribution (share)

	Taos Ski Valley	Vadito
Under 5	0.0%	3.5%
5 to 17	30.8%	17.1%
18 to 24	2.6%	10.3%
25 to 34	0.0%	10.3%
35 to 44	41.0%	13.5%
45 to 54	25.6%	16.2%
55 to 64	0.0%	14.7%
65 to 74	0.0%	11.2%
75 and over	0.0%	3.2%

Race & ethnicity (share)

	Taos Ski Valley	Vadito
White (non-Hispanic)	100.0%	13.2%
Black or African American	0.0%	0.0%
American Indian & Alaska Native	0.0%	0.0%
Asian	0.0%	0.6%
Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander	0.0%	0.0%
Some other race	0.0%	0.0%
Two or more races	0.0%	0.0%
Hispanic or Latino	0.0%	86.2%

Educational attainment (age 25+)

Share of adults 25+

	Taos Ski Valley	Vadito
No high school diploma	0.0%	13.6%
High school graduate	30.8%	34.5%
Some college or associate's	34.6%	35.7%
Bachelor's degree	34.6%	10.2%
Graduate or professional degree	0.0%	6.0%

Commute to work

How workers get to work (share)

	Taos Ski Valley	Vadito
Drove alone	44.4%	65.9%
Carpooled	0.0%	24.8%
Public transit	0.0%	0.8%
Walked	5.6%	4.7%
Bicycle	0.0%	0.0%
Worked from home	50.0%	3.9%
Other means	0.0%	0.0%

Housing

Units in structure (share)

	Taos Ski Valley	Vadito
1-unit, detached	55.0%	63.9%
1-unit, attached	0.0%	0.0%
2 to 4 units	1.4%	0.0%
5 to 19 units	25.2%	0.0%
20 or more units	18.3%	0.0%
Mobile home & other	0.0%	36.1%

Poverty & households

	Taos Ski Valley	Vadito
Poverty rate	2.6%	11.6%
Average household size	2.18	3.18
Mean commute (minutes)	—	46
Median year structure built	1979	1973