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Bayard is a small town of 2,057 people in Grant County, New Mexico. It's about 84 miles from Las Cruces, NM and 165 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 57°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $118k and rent runs about $716 a month.
2,057people
$118kTypical home
$716/moRent
89° / 57°Summer / winter
4"Snow
317Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,057
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,163 people per sq mi
- 165 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 84 mi to Las Cruces, NM
- 41 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $118k (≈$742/mo)
- Median rent $716/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 57°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
- 4" 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
- Above-average violent crime (571 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,898 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 20% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to SVC airport
- 122 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 40 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1969
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,827 ft
- 309 mi to the ocean
- 49 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 113 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 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
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 153 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 9 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