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Candy Kitchen is a tiny town of 180 people in Cibola County, New Mexico. It's about 106 miles from Albuquerque, NM and 225 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 30 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $170k and rent runs about $759 a month.
180people
$170kTypical home
$759/moRent
85° / 44°Summer / winter
30"Snow
299Sunny days
72Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 180
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 225 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 106 mi to Albuquerque, NM
- 44 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $170k (≈$1,069/mo)
- Median rent $759/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 299 sunny days a year (144 totally clear)
- 66 cloudy days a year
- 22 of 90 winter days are gray
- 72 days a year with rain or snow
- 30" of snow a year
- 11 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 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 60
- 22% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 45 mi to GUP airport
- 107 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 45 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 7,425 ft
- 369 mi to the ocean
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 89 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 33 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 96 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 98 mi to the nearest vet
- 44 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 21 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.