Angel Fire, New Mexico

Village in Colfax County · population 1,192 (2020 Census)

Median home: $546,800
Household income: $107,554
Jan low / Jul high: 9° / 77°
Snow a year: 124 in
Tornadoes ≤10 mi since 1950: 0
Median age: 57.8

Angel Fire is a village of 1,192 people in Colfax County, New Mexico. The median home is worth $546,800, above the typical New Mexico town ($187,400). It ranks hipper than 95% of New Mexico towns, better for a vacation home than 95% of New Mexico towns, better for retirees than 89% of New Mexico towns.

How Angel Fire ranks

Percentile among New Mexico towns with at least 500 people on The Town Files lifestyle rankings. 50 is typical for the state; 90 means better than 90% of New Mexico towns.

The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025).

Homes and cost of living

The median home in Angel Fire is worth $546,800, above the typical New Mexico town ($187,400). Homes cost about 5.1 times the median household income of $107,554, which is more affordable than 12% of New Mexico towns. Median rent is $1,052 a month. 77.3% of households own their home.

Census ACS 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. "Typical town" = median of New Mexico towns with 500+ people.

Housing	Angel Fire	Typical New Mexico town
Median home value	$546,800	$187,400
Median rent	$1,052	$916
Median household income	$107,554	$55,614
Home value ÷ income	5.1×	3.2×
Homeownership	77.3%	80.1%
Median year built	1988	1984
Seasonal / vacation homes	71.4%	—

Who lives in Angel Fire

People	Angel Fire	Typical New Mexico town
Median age	57.8	39.9
Age 65 and over	33.9%	19.1%
Under 18	9.4%	—
Bachelor's degree or higher	47.6%	18.7%
Below the poverty line	18.0%	18.0%
Veterans	10.0%	—
Born outside the U.S.	20.3%	—
Work from home	35.7%	8.3%
Average commute	24.2 min	24.4 min
Homes with broadband	93.5%	82.9%

Weather in Angel Fire

July highs average 76.7°F and January lows 9.0°F. About 20.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall a year, with 124.0 inches of snow (typical New Mexico town: 10.7 in). Expect about 0 days a year at 90°F or hotter and 232 nights at or below freezing.

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals: average daily high and low by month; precipitation and snowfall in inches. Temperatures from the Angel Fire 1S station (1.9 mi away).

Tornadoes, storms and disasters

NOAA's Storm Events Database has no tornado within 10 miles of Angel Fire since 1950.

Hail of 1 inch or larger has been reported within 10 miles 2 times; the largest was 1.00 inches on July 31, 2020.

Severe weather in Colfax County since 1996

NOAA Storm Events Database, Colfax County, 1996–2026 (all event types recorded since 1996). 2 deaths recorded.

Colfax County has been included in 18 federal disaster or emergency declarations since 1953, most often for fire, flood, drought.

Declared	Incident	Declaration
May 4, 2022	Fire	DR-4652: Wildfires, Straight-Line Winds, Flooding, Mudflows, And Debris Flows
April 28, 2022	Fire	FM-5437: Cook'S Peak Fire
April 5, 2020	Biological	DR-4529: Covid-19 Pandemic
March 13, 2020	Biological	EM-3460: Covid-19
June 1, 2018	Fire	FM-5239: Ute Park Fire

Jobs and pay in Colfax County

Colfax County had 4,287 jobs in 2024, paying an average of $44,087 a year. Unemployment was 3.4% in 2023; in Angel Fire itself the ACS puts it at 1.2%.

BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages, 2024, private-sector jobs and average annual pay.

Annual average unemployment rate (BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics via USDA ERS).

Public schools in Angel Fire

1 public school with 50 students, about 10.0 students per teacher.

School	Grades	Students	Per teacher
MORENO VALLEY HIGH (charter)	9-12	50	10.0

Towns near Angel Fire

Taos, NM
17.9 mi · 6,474 people · home $445,900
Taos Pueblo, NM
18.0 mi · 1,196 people · home $371,600
Talpa, NM
18.7 mi · 960 people · home $387,300
Ranchos de Taos, NM
19.1 mi · 2,707 people · home $349,700
Arroyo Seco, NM
20.7 mi · 1,979 people · home $603,500
Cimarron, NM
21.4 mi · 792 people · home $126,600
Red River, NM
24.6 mi · 542 people · home $427,500
Mora, NM
28.9 mi · 547 people · home $172,200

Angel Fire questions

Is Angel Fire, New Mexico a good place to retire?

On The Town Files lifestyle rankings, Angel Fire scores better for retirees than 89% of New Mexico towns and quieter than 79%. 33.9% of residents are 65 or older (median age 57.8).

How much does a house cost in Angel Fire?

The median owner-occupied home in Angel Fire is valued at $546,800 (Census ACS 2020–2024), against a median household income of $107,554, so homes cost about 5.1 times income. Median rent is $1,052 a month.

What is the weather like in Angel Fire?

July highs average 76.7°F and January lows 9.0°F (NOAA 1991–2020 normals). It gets about 20.9 inches of precipitation a year and 124.0 inches of snow.

Does Angel Fire get tornadoes?

No tornado has been recorded within 10 miles of Angel Fire in NOAA's Storm Events Database since 1950.

How this page is made. Every number comes from public data, matched to Angel Fire's Census boundary (GEOID 3503400). Comparisons use the median of New Mexico towns with at least 500 people. Weather comes from the nearest NOAA normals station; storm counts use NOAA tornado tracks within 10 miles of the town center.

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2020–2024)
U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 Census and 2025 Gazetteer (2020 / 2025)
NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals (1991–2020)
NOAA NCEI Storm Events Database (1950–2026)
FEMA OpenFEMA Disaster Declarations (this product uses the FEMA OpenFEMA API but is not endorsed by FEMA) (1953–2026)
NCES Common Core of Data (2023–24)
BLS Quarterly Census of Employment and Wages; USDA ERS county unemployment (BLS LAUS) (2000–2024)
The Town Files lifestyle rankings, built from federal demographic, school, crime and housing data (2025)

Data snapshot 2026-11-13.