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Angustura is a small town of 1,997 people in San Juan County, New Mexico. It's about 15 miles from Farmington, NM and 267 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $170k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,997people
$170kTypical home
$1,175/moRent
94° / 45°Summer / winter
7"Snow
296Sunny days
43Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,997
- Part of a metro area
- About 419 people per sq mi
- 267 mi to Denver, CO
- 15 mi to Farmington, NM
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,075/mo)
- Median rent $1,175/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 296 sunny days a year (142 totally clear)
- 69 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 43 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (664 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,430 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 47% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to DRO airport
- 137 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 42% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 57% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,512 ft
- 482 mi to the ocean
- 154 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 50 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 66 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 72 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- San Juan County: R+32 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk