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 28.35% 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.

Being a small town, Ranchos de Taos does not have a public transit system used by locals to get to and from work.

The citizens of Ranchos de Taos are among the most well-educated in the nation: 45.84% of adults in Ranchos de Taos have a bachelor's degree or even advanced degree, whereas the average US city has 21.84% holding at least a bachelor's degree.

The per capita income in Ranchos de Taos in 2022 was $30,168, which is middle income relative to New Mexico, and lower middle income relative to the rest of the US. This equates to an annual income of $120,672 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 61.00% 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, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Ranchos de Taos include Irish, German, Latvian, Northern European, and English.

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