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Carlsbad is a small city of 31,746 people in Eddy County, New Mexico. It's about 117 miles from Odessa, TX and 388 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 59°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $200k and rent runs about $1k a month.
31,746people
$200kTypical home
$1,236/moRent
96° / 59°Summer / winter
3"Snow
307Sunny days
51Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 31,746
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,003 people per sq mi
- 388 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 117 mi to Odessa, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $200k (≈$1,261/mo)
- Median rent $1,236/mo
- Median household income $72k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 307 sunny days a year (158 totally clear)
- 58 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 51 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 31 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (573 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,690 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 31% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to CNM airport
- 131 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 139 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 3,120 ft
- 488 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 93 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 127 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 189 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 65 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Eddy County: R+56 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk