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Broadview is a tiny town of 296 people in Cibola County, New Mexico. It's about 70 miles from Albuquerque, NM and 266 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $125k and rent runs about $759 a month.
296people
$125kTypical home
$759/moRent
90° / 48°Summer / winter
10"Snow
302Sunny days
57Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 296
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 79 people per sq mi
- 266 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 70 mi to Albuquerque, NM
- 53 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $125k (≈$791/mo)
- Median rent $759/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 302 sunny days a year (141 totally clear)
- 63 cloudy days a year
- 21 of 90 winter days are gray
- 57 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (63 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (216 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 52
- 19% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to GUP airport
- 73 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 53 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 55% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1989
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,555 ft
- 410 mi to the ocean
- 135 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 82 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 52 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 67 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 66 mi to the nearest vet
- 54 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cibola County: Purple — split almost evenly
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.