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Anthony is a big small town of 8,767 people in Doña Ana County, New Mexico. It's about 15 miles from El Paso, TX and 250 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 57°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $561 a month.
8,767people
$116kTypical home
$561/moRent
94° / 57°Summer / winter
0"Snow
317Sunny days
30Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 8,767
- Part of a metro area
- About 3,248 people per sq mi
- 250 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 15 mi to El Paso, TX
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$731/mo)
- Median rent $561/mo
- Median household income $38k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 317 sunny days a year (171 totally clear)
- 48 cloudy days a year
- 15 of 90 winter days are gray
- 30 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (460 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (3,200 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 35% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to ELP airport
- 19 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,799 ft
- 370 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 15 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 589 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 119 bars within 25 mi
- 153 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 24 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 33% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 217 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 12 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Doña Ana County: D+10 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk