Residents will find that the city is relatively quiet. This is because it is not over-populated, and it has fewer college students, renters, and young children - all of whom can be noisy at times. So, if you're looking for a relatively peaceful place to live, Raton is worth considering.
One of the benefits of Raton is that there is very little traffic. The average commute to work is 17.62 minutes, which is substantially less than the national average. Not only does this mean that the drive to work is less aggravating, but noise and pollution levels are lower as a result.
Raton is a small city, 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 Raton citizens is a little higher than the average for US cities and towns: 21.32% of adults in Raton have at least a bachelor's degree.
The per capita income in Raton in 2022 was $29,254, 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 $117,016 for a family of four. However, Raton contains both very wealthy and poor people as well.
Raton is an extremely ethnically-diverse city. The people who call Raton 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 Raton, accounting for 58.99% of the city’s residents (people of Hispanic or Latino origin can be of any race). The greatest number of Raton residents report their race to be White, followed by Native American. Important ancestries of people in Raton include Irish, German, English, Italian, and French Canadian.
The most common language spoken in Raton is English. Other important languages spoken here include Spanish and Italian.
