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Bloomfield is a big small town of 7,395 people in San Juan County, New Mexico. It's about 11 miles from Farmington, NM and 268 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $161k and rent runs about $984 a month.
7,395people
$161kTypical home
$984/moRent
93° / 44°Summer / winter
9"Snow
296Sunny days
47Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,395
- Part of a metro area
- About 399 people per sq mi
- 268 mi to Denver, CO
- 11 mi to Farmington, NM
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $161k (≈$1,017/mo)
- Median rent $984/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 296 sunny days a year (142 totally clear)
- 69 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 47 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (548 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,129 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 31% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to DRO airport
- 140 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 94 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 70% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,643 ft
- 482 mi to the ocean
- 150 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 39 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 50 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 63 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 55 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 9 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 74 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- San Juan County: R+32 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk