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Capitan is a small town of 1,191 people in Lincoln County, New Mexico. It's about 109 miles from Las Cruces, NM and 321 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $112k and rent runs about $956 a month.
1,191people
$112kTypical home
$956/moRent
84° / 50°Summer / winter
27"Snow
309Sunny days
60Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,191
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 365 people per sq mi
- 321 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 109 mi to Las Cruces, NM
- 50 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $112k (≈$704/mo)
- Median rent $956/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 309 sunny days a year (156 totally clear)
- 56 cloudy days a year
- 15 of 90 winter days are gray
- 60 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 58
- 23% of households have kids
- 32% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 64 mi to ROW airport
- 119 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 122 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 43% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,657 ft
- 465 mi to the ocean
- 91 mi to a big lake
- 15 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 11 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 9 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 28 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 9 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 102 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 125 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 47 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lincoln County: R+39 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
- Moderate 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.