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.

One interesting thing about the economy is that relatively large numbers of people worked from their home: 28.35% of the workforce. While this number may seem small overall, as a fraction of the total workforce this is high compared to the rest of the county. 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.

The town is relatively quiet, having a combination of lower population density and few of those groups of people who have a tendency to be noisy. For example, Ranchos de Taos has relatively fewer families with younger children, and/or college students. Combined, this makes Ranchos de Taos a pretty quiet place to live overall. If you like quiet, you will probably enjoy it here.

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 ranks among the highest in the nation. Of the 25-and-older adult population in Ranchos de Taos, 45.84% have at least a bachelor's degree. The typical US community has just 21.84% of its adults holding a bachelor's degree or graduate 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.