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Atoka is a small town of 1,347 people in Eddy County, New Mexico. It's about 135 miles from Odessa, TX and 380 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 58°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $116k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,347people
$116kTypical home
$1,157/moRent
95° / 58°Summer / winter
4"Snow
307Sunny days
49Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,347
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 199 people per sq mi
- 380 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 135 mi to Odessa, TX
- 5 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $116k (≈$733/mo)
- Median rent $1,157/mo
- Median household income $84k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 58°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
- 49 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
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (525 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,547 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 37% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to CNM airport
- 134 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 142 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,370 ft
- 498 mi to the ocean
- 5 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 77 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses 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
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 131 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 10 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 180 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 38 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.