YOUR CUSTOMERS ARE HERE.

THE COMPETITION ISN'T.

Located where I-25 meets US-64/87 and the future I-27, the City of Raton, New Mexico, USA, sits 6.5 miles south of the Colorado border at the base of the Raton Pass—where highway, passenger rail, and air travel converge.

3.5M+

Vehicles a year on I-25 just north of

exit 451

7.2M

People within 250 miles and

four hours

3.5 HOURS

To Denver, Albuquerque, and

Amarillo

AMTRAK

Passenger rail service off the I-25

business loop, downtown

A rustic rural town—where the Great Plains meet the Rocky Mountains—Raton is a destination in its own right. Located on the historic Santa Fe Trail, adjacent to the 558,000-acre Vermejo Park Ranch and the 33,300-acre NRA Whittington Center, Raton serves as Gate City to New Mexico's 2.1 million residents and the premiere Philmont Scout Ranch's 20,000 annual visitors. That multifaceted draw drives revenue via 1,750+ daily customers at Raton's McDonald's and 1,250+ travelers fueling at the local Maverik station.

For visitors and locals alike, Raton Sugarite Canyon State Park offers camping, fishing, and kayaking just minutes from town. Raton Golf Course and Country Club provides an upscale business meeting site. The Raton Regional Aquatic Center features family pools, training lanes, and a colorful venue for parties. Raton's vibrant downtown—which won the 2025 Great American Main Street Award—is home to the historic Shuler Theater, the Old Pass Gallery for arts and humanities events, and the The Raton Museum for educational enrichment.

DE-RISK YOUR EXPANSION

State of New Mexico, Colfax County, and City of Raton leaders respect you and your deadlines. We bend over backwards to help you develop realistic time frames, meet your milestones, and open your doors ahead of schedule.

We'll make strategic introductions immediately—from our state, county, and municipal decision makers to our local planning, zoning, and workforce development teams.

We'll also introduce you to dozens of experts in our Gate City Soft-Landing Program, so you have you own e-Rolodex and go-to contact list for commercial and residential real estate agents, local attorneys and tax accountants, construction companies and tradespeople, talent-acquisition professionals and academic advisors, as well as economic development professionals and heads of local professional groups.

Collaborative Public, Private, and Non-Profit Leaders

Our community celebrates a thriving bi-modal ecosystem with a quality-of-life bridge and a supply-chain-management base. We're known for green, circular, and sustainable businesses on one side and outdoor recreation, artisan and manufacturing, and digital Creative Economy businesses on the other. Chances are, you'll fit one of our ecosystems, our quality-of-life needs, or our supply-chain foundations.

BE THREE KINDS OF READY

The City of Raton offers shovel-ready land, move-in-ready buildings, and retail-ready storefronts — all inside eight square miles.

01

Shovel-Ready Land

Ask about acreage along four I-25 exits: 450, 451, 452, and 454. Let us show you where water, electric, gas, sewer, waste, and high-speed internet are already in place.

02

Move-In-Ready Buildings

Look at commercial and live-work buildings on the I-25 business loop, from exit 450 at S Second St to exit 454 at Canyon Rd and the base of the Raton Pass.

03

Retail-Ready Storefronts

Benefit from Opportunity Zones, HUBZones, Local Economic Development Act (LEDA) agreements, Metropolitan Redevelopment Area (MRA) agreements, and other incentive programs.

Access Three States From One Location

Raton is midway between Santa Fe and Colorado Springs—strategically positioned between Sandia National Laboratories, Los Alamos National Laboratory, and Colorado's Space Force Bases. We're less than 30 minutes from Trinidad State College and Springer's Luna Community College satellite campus, and about 90 minutes from the Luna Community College, New Mexico Highlands University, and United World College main campuses. Our three hardware retailers operate within city limits and make last-minute site-improvement runs a breeze.

Interstates and US Highways

Raton offers access to I-25 and US-64/87 (the future Ports-to-Plains I-27). That puts all 7.2 million regional consumers inside a 4-hour trucking radius—with Denver, Albuquerque, and Amarillo a mere 3.5 hours away.

Rail

Amtrak's Southwest Chief stops at Raton's historic depot going westbound each morning and eastbound each afternoon—a scenic, direct, and nonstop ride to Chicago and Los Angeles.

Airport

Raton Municipal Airport/Crews Field is jet-capable, with a 7,620-foot long and 75-foot wide main runway, on-site fuel, hangars, and maintenance. The airport boasts no tie-down or overnight fees, and visitors are wheels-down just 12 miles from Downtown Raton.

Examine. Explore. Enjoy.

At the City of Raton, we've already compiled data to help ensure our location will meet your needs. You can download our datasets at click of a button, and verify them with your research team.

It's as easy as 1-2-3

Step 1: Examine Our Stats

Rely on our ESRI, Placer.ai, and Better City datasets to understand our population, our growth-drivers, and what's in this for you. Request additional information to further evaluate the fit between our region and your priorities.

Step 2: Explore Our Region

Speak with subject-matter experts in our

Gate City Soft-Landing Program at the state, county, and municipal levels across the public, private, and nonprofit sectors ... and get the local perspectives you need to make the right decision for you.

Step 3: Enjoy Your Success

Get the help of our economic development professionals in finding EPA-compliant commercial and residential sites. Acquire shovel-ready properties, move-in-ready office space, and retail-ready storefronts with confidence ... and meet your relocation objectives.

Count on us to walk you through the nuances of rural American datasets and get a head-start on your competitors.

JOIN A FAST-GROWING ECOSYSTEM

Visit our ecosystem maps to hit the ground running and thrive in our exciting High-Plains-Meets-Rocky-Mountains region and Old-West-Meets-New-West culture.

Our maps lay out the bistate, four-county region—including funding programs, workforce partners, and valuable properties along exits 450 through 454. Use this tool to build your resource shortlist, and get your questions reliably answered.

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