Before the clock starts running on your 10 days, put some time on your calendar to do some online research. Sixty-five percent of the Los Alamos workforce commutes from Santa Fe, Española, Taos, and Albuquerque, so expect to look for a home in the Santa Fe area and not necessarily in Los Alamos. Use these links to get started.
Towns and Population Centers Close to LANL
Los Alamos Chamber of Commerce
Virtual Los Alamos
Los Alamos Visitor Guide
White Rock
City of Santa Fe
City of Rio Rancho Website
City of Albuquerque
Counties
LANL is located in Los Alamos County. Adjacent counties are Santa Fe County, Rio Arriba County, and Sandoval County. Los Alamos County is the smallest county in New Mexico. During the years of the Manhattan Project, it was administered exclusively by the U.S. federal government. Today Los Alamos County has equal status to New Mexico’s other counties.
Los Alamos County
Santa Fe County
Rio Arriba County
Sandoval County
Schools
If you have school-aged children, you’ll need to educate yourself about where public schools are located near LANL. Contact the district to arrange a tour of schools.
Los Alamos Public Schools
Quick Facts: 5 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 1 freshman academy, 1 high school
Santa Fe Public Schools
Quick Facts: 15 elementary schools, 5 K–8 schools, 2 middle schools, 2 hgh schools
Española Public Schools
Quick Facts: 11 elementary schools, 1 middle school, 1 high school
Recreation and the Outdoors
Santa Fe is a year-round outdoor paradise. You’ll be living in an area known for mountain biking, road biking, hiking, skiing, and some of the most spectacular natural spaces in the Southwest.
Mountain Biking
Hiking
Skiing
Los Alamos County Parks, Recreation, and Open Spaces
Santa Fe County Open Space, Trails, and Parks
Health Care
The location, type, and quality of health care will be a major consideration when relocating to LANL. While Los Alamos Medical Center is only the hospital located in the town of Los Alamos, it’s just one of several health care facilities that provide a high level of care.
Los Alamos Medical Center
Quick Facts: 47-bed acute-care facility, 55 active medical staff plus 40 consulting physicians. A majority of physicians have offices on the medical center campus.
Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical Center
Quick Facts: General hospital located in Santa Fe. Largest medical facility north of Albuquerque. Only level III trauma center in northern New Mexico. Center of a network of over 30 locations, including urgent care facilities, family medicine centers, surgical center, cancer care, and women’s specialty clinics.
Medical Associates of Northern New Mexico
Quick Facts:Located in Los Alamos. A practice of doctors who specialize in family medicine, internal medicine, cardiology, nephrology, and endocrinology.
