Northside

Northside Santa Fe is shorthand for the residential country north of the city core — the area beyond St. Francis Drive and Camino Cabra, running up toward the National Forest boundary. The corridor includes Tano Road, Hyde Park Road, Brownell Howland, Cerro de La Paz, and the network of dirt and paved roads that connect them. Lots are large, neighbors are spaced, and the views are wide. Webster Santa Fe’s Northwest Santa Fe guide covers some of the same territory and is worth reading alongside.

The architecture is heterogeneous in a way the Historic East Side and Canyon Road are not. Many Northside homes are custom contemporary builds from the past three or four decades, set on rises or knolls to capture the long views southwest toward the Jemez and northeast toward the Sangres. There are also older traditional homes, working ranches, and a handful of significant estates. Lot sizes commonly run from two to ten acres or more.

The lifestyle is the trade-off. Most Northside properties are ten to fifteen minutes from the Plaza by car, and almost nothing is walkable. The compensation is privacy, dark night skies, larger horse properties, and proximity to 10,000 Waves and Hyde Park Road’s hiking access into the Santa Fe National Forest. Buyers here are typically looking for quiet, space, and views in ways that the city’s denser neighborhoods can’t offer.

Webster Estates has closed Northside transactions on Tano Road, Brownell Howland Road, Cerro de La Paz, and Circle Drive, among others. Prices vary widely by lot size and view quality — entry-level Northside properties can open just above $1 million for smaller homes on smaller lots, while major estate properties run well into the multi-million range.

What is it like to live in Northside Santa Fe?

The Northside is country living within minutes of the city. Most properties sit on two to ten acres, with long views southwest toward the Jemez or northeast toward the Sangres. Daily life is car-based — ten to fifteen minutes from the Plaza, with no walkable amenities. The compensation is privacy, dark night skies, larger horse properties, and immediate access to Hyde Park Road and the Santa Fe National Forest trailhead network.