North America
Santa Fe
New Mexico · United States
Sanctuary Score
80 / 100
#12 in the Americas
“New Mexico's 400-year-old adobe capital where the Sangre de Cristos back-stop a Plaza of galleries, the chile question (red, green, or Christmas) is asked daily, and Georgia O'Keeffe's light is unchanged.”
The ten pillars
Each scored 1–10 by hand. Their sum is the Sanctuary Score.
Nature9 / 10
Walkability8 / 10
Food8 / 10
Healthcare7 / 10
Climate stability7 / 10
Air & water9 / 10
Safety8 / 10
Connectivity7 / 10
Community8 / 10
Beauty9 / 10
At a glance
Tracked separately from the score — these describe the place, they don't rank it.
- Climate
- Dry
- Sensory load
- 3/10 · calm
- Cost
- $$$
- ~$1500/mo · 1BR
- Expat community
- Low
Sources
Scores are set by hand against cited public sources — the curation stays auditable.
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