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Census-designated place · Census GEOID 3557990
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Placitas, NM is a Census-designated place in Doña Ana County, New Mexico — this guide covers houses in Placitas and the whole local market: resale homes, condos, land, and new construction.
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Placitas market snapshot
Place type
Census-designated place
County
Doña Ana County
Map pin
32.665524, -107.16982
Census GEOID
3557990
Land area
0.13 sq mi
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What makes Placitas different
Census-designated place
The U.S. Census Bureau lists Placitas as a Census-designated place in Doña Ana County, New Mexico — a settled community that is not an incorporated city, town, or village. This page uses the same /new-mexico/placitas/ guide pattern as incorporated places.
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Places around Placitas
County guide: Doña Ana County — cities, market context, and local resources for the county that includes Placitas.
USAHouses.com also publishes Census place pages for other communities in the same county as Placitas.
Nearby communities include Hatch, Rodey, Salem, Rincon, Garfield, Radium Springs, Doña Ana, Picacho Hills, San Ysidro, Fairacres, Las Cruces, Mesilla, Butterfield Park, University Park, Tortugas, Organ.
Hatch market data
Nearby city · ~0.7 mi
Rodey market data
Nearby city · ~2.1 mi
Salem market data
Nearby city · ~3.8 mi
Rincon market data
Nearby city · ~5.5 mi
Garfield market data
Nearby city · ~8.4 mi
Radium Springs market data
Nearby city · ~20.2 mi
Doña Ana market data
Nearby city · ~27.8 mi
Picacho Hills market data
Nearby city · ~29.5 mi
San Ysidro market data
Nearby city · ~29.8 mi
Fairacres market data
Nearby city · ~31.6 mi
Las Cruces market data
Nearby city · ~32.2 mi
Mesilla market data
Nearby city · ~34.5 mi
Butterfield Park market data
Nearby city · ~35.4 mi
University Park market data
Nearby city · ~36.5 mi
Tortugas market data
Nearby city · ~36.5 mi
Organ market data
Nearby city · ~37.0 mi
Adjacent-county Census places with USAHouses.com pages: Paa-Ko (~10.5 mi), Sandia Heights (~10.6 mi), Edith Enclave (~11.1 mi), Sandia Park (~11.7 mi), San Antonito (~12.6 mi), Golden (~13.1 mi), Sandia Knolls (~13.8 mi), North Valley (~14.5 mi), Rio Rancho (~14.7 mi), Cedar Crest (~14.8 mi), Los Ranchos de Albuquerque (~15.9 mi), San Pedro (~16.0 mi), Tijeras (~16.7 mi), Paradise Hills (~17.0 mi), Madrid (~17.2 mi), Carnuel (~18.1 mi).
Census & home facts
Placitas data from published sources
County FHFA annual change (2025)
2.01%
County median listing price (FRED/Realtor.com) (2026-06-01)
$463,099
Census place type
CDP
County
Sandoval County
Land area (Census Gazetteer 2024)
29.44 sq mi
Census GEOID
3558070
Census ACS, FHFA, and FRED figures are labeled with the year present in existing CSVs. Subject to change / confirm locally.
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