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Becenti is a tiny town of 235 people in McKinley County, New Mexico. It's about 65 miles from Farmington, NM and 271 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 17 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $53k and rent runs about $859 a month.
235people
$53kTypical home
$859/moRent
89° / 44°Summer / winter
17"Snow
298Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 235
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 251 people per sq mi
- 271 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 65 mi to Farmington, NM
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $53k (≈$335/mo)
- Median rent $859/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 3.0% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 298 sunny days a year (146 totally clear)
- 67 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 62 days a year with rain or snow
- 17" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 32 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (488 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,521 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 41% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to GUP airport
- 103 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 61% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,598 ft
- 426 mi to the ocean
- 167 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 99 mi to the nearest ski area
- 22 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 3 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 94 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 63 mi to the nearest vet
- 55 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McKinley County: D+24 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
- High winter storm risk
- Very 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.