Quality of Life
Air quality index (% of days AQI ranked as good) |
100% |
Personal crime risk (100 is nat'l average; lower is better) |
46 |
Property crime risk (100 is nat'l average; lower is better) |
38 |
Personal crime incidents (per 100,000) |
520 |
Property crime incidents (per 100,000) |
6,399 |
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Santa Fe is internationally renowned for its contemporary, cosmopolitan sophistication. Our city is celebrated for its ambiance, and world-famous for its culture, art, and traditions. Santa Fe is home to America's third largest art market, the Santa Fe Opera, world class dining, hundreds of quaint shops, and unlimited outdoor activities. Visit our arts and leisure section to learn more.
Santa Fe was rated America’s Healthiest City by Organic Style magazine in September 2003.
With a wide range of modern facilities offering both traditional and alternative therapies, Santa Fe appeals to retirees that want a holistic approach to health care that encompasses the body, mind and spirit. Santa Fe will also appeal to retirees who want to maintain an active lifestyle with outdoor sports like river rafting, rock-climbing, backpacking and bicycling, hiking, fishing, skiing and much more in and around Santa Fe. Golf lovers can choose from 11 local courses, including the championship course at Marty Sanchez Links de Santa Fe. During the winter, avid skiing and snowboarding enthusiast will love Ski Santa Fe with its 1,725 vertical feet of skiing and the new Millennium Triple Chair.
Health care statistics and organizations in Santa Fe:
| Hospitals (within 30 miles) |
13 |
| Doctors' offices (within 30 miles) |
163 |
| Average body mass index (BMI) for residents |
25 |
Cancer mortality (per 100,000, age-adjusted) |
128.6 |
Cardiac mortality (per 100,000) |
132.5 |
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| La Familia Medical Center |
(505) 982-4425 |
| Lovelace Health Systems |
(505) 995-2400 |
| New Mexico Cancer Care Associates |
(505) 955-7900 |
| Planned Parenthood |
(505) 982-3684 |
| Presbyterian Medical Services |
(505) 982-5565 |
| County Public Health Office |
(505) 827-3560 |
| Villa Therese Clinic |
(505) 983-8561 |
Women’s Health Services Family Care and Counseling Center |
(505) 988-8869 |
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