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Arenas Valley is a small town of 1,247 people in Grant County, New Mexico. It's about 88 miles from Las Cruces, NM and 161 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $190k and rent runs about $825 a month.
1,247people
$190kTypical home
$825/moRent
89° / 56°Summer / winter
5"Snow
317Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,247
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 307 people per sq mi
- 161 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 88 mi to Las Cruces, NM
- 44 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $190k (≈$1,198/mo)
- Median rent $825/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 317 sunny days a year (182 totally clear)
- 48 cloudy days a year
- 15 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (409 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,452 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 58
- 10% of households have kids
- 40% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to SVC airport
- 126 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 35% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,067 ft
- 305 mi to the ocean
- 53 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 113 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 149 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grant County: D+5 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.