Santa Fe County, New Mexico: roof stress score 45.1 of 100

Santa Fe County ranks #645 of 1,113 scored counties (moderate stress) and #8 of 12 in New Mexico. Santa Fe County homes: 72.1% predate 2000, median year 1989. Hail in Santa Fe County (1 inch or more): 2.3 days a year. Permits in Santa Fe County ran 34.0 per 1,000 homes, 2014 to 2025.

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Inputs behind the 45.1

InputSanta Fe CountyMedianStress percentileIn NM
Homes built before 2000 72.1%80.4% 22 21
Severe hail days per year 2.32.0 62 46
New-home permits per 1,000 homes (inverted) 34.035.5 51 54

Average of 22, 62 and 51: 45.1

Santa Fe County on age: 27.9% of homes date from 2000 or later. Santa Fe County on hail: 25 severe days over 11 full years, 5 at the 2021 peak. Santa Fe County on building: 34.0 permits per 1,000 homes; median 35.5.

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Santa Fe County hail days: NOAA 1 inch+ reports

Santa Fe County homes by decade built

77,686 housing units by decade built 6.0% pre-1940 2.8% 1940s 6.2% 1950s 6.2% 1960s 12.3% 1970s 18.7% 1980s 19.9% 1990s 19.0% 2000s 7.8% 2010s 1.1% 2020+
77,686 housing units by decade built
pre-19406.0%
1940s2.8%
1950s6.2%
1960s6.2%
1970s12.3%
1980s18.7%
1990s19.9%
2000s19.0%
2010s7.8%
2020+1.1%

77,686 housing units. Biggest slice: 1990s, 19.9%. Before 1980: 33.5%. Since 2010: 8.9%.

New-home permits in Santa Fe County

2,639 single-family permits by year 161 14 110 15 117 16 221 17 243 18 344 19 279 20 228 21 177 22 264 23 244 24 251 25
2,639 single-family permits by year
14161
15110
16117
17221
18243
19344
20279
21228
22177
23264
24244
25251

Santa Fe County issued 2,639 single-family permits, equal to 3.4% of its 77,686 housing units. Pace: about 253 a year lately, up from 129 a year at the start. Peak: 344 permits in 2019.

Severe hail days in Santa Fe County, by year

Santa Fe County severe days per year 3 14 2 15 1 16 2 17 2 18 4 19 1 20 5 21 0 23 2 24 3 25 0 26*
Santa Fe County severe days per year
143
152
161
172
182
194
201
215
230
242
253
26*0

* partial year. Santa Fe County: severe days in 10 of 11 full years (worst: 2021, 5 days). Ten biggest storms: Santa Fe County hail history.

Map of 51 hail reports in Santa Fe County

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Dots mark reports, not storm paths.

Santa Fe County among New Mexico counties

CountyScorePre-2000Hail daysPermitsGap
Santa Fe County45.172.1%2.334.0-0.0

1 published. Santa Fe County on the New Mexico map

Counties scoring near 45.1

CountyRankScoreGap
Riley County, KS#61846.2+1.1
Pennington County, SD#63145.7+0.6
Genesee County, MI#63345.6+0.5
Madison County, IN#64645.1-0.0
Boulder County, CO#64944.8-0.3
Lancaster County, NE#65044.7-0.4

Why Santa Fe County lands at 45.1

Santa Fe County: hail pulls hardest, at the 62th percentile. Age stands at 22, hail at 62, renewal at 51. Your house may differ: the score of Santa Fe County is not a verdict on one roof.

Santa Fe County next steps

  1. Check an address in Santa Fe County: hail check.
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  3. Claim clock after a Santa Fe County storm: deadlines and date calculator.
  4. Santa Fe County roofers we list: Santa Fe.

Santa Fe County data: NOAA (25 severe days), Census ACS (77,686 homes), Census BPS (2,639 permits). Method, limits and common questions