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Artesia is a big small town of 12,576 people in Eddy County, New Mexico. It's about 136 miles from El Paso, TX and 379 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 57°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $229k and rent runs about $1k a month.
12,576people
$229kTypical home
$1,288/moRent
95° / 57°Summer / winter
4"Snow
307Sunny days
48Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 12,576
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,105 people per sq mi
- 379 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 136 mi to El Paso, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $229k (≈$1,447/mo)
- Median rent $1,288/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 307 sunny days a year (158 totally clear)
- 58 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 48 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 23 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (411 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,211 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 39% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to ROW airport
- 135 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 143 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,425 ft
- 500 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 34 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 75 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 132 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 179 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Eddy County: R+56 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk