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.

A relatively large number of people in Ranchos de Taos telecommute to their jobs. Overall, about 13.07% of the workforce works from home. While this may seem like a small number, as a fraction of the total workforce it ranks among the highest in the country. 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.

Compared to the rest of the country, citizens of Ranchos de Taos spend much less time in their cars: on average, their commute to work is only 8.12 minutes. This also means that noise and pollution levels in the town are less than they would otherwise be.

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.

The education level of Ranchos de Taos citizens is very high relative to the national average among all cities (21.84%): 35.84% of adults in Ranchos de Taos have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree.

The per capita income in Ranchos de Taos in 2022 was $21,268, 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 $85,072 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 76.44% 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 English, Irish, Latvian, Eastern European, and Scandinavian.

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