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Center Point is a small town of 2,286 people in San Juan County, New Mexico. It's about 15 miles from Farmington, NM and 260 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $193k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,286people
$193kTypical home
$1,396/moRent
94° / 46°Summer / winter
11"Snow
296Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,286
- Part of a metro area
- About 249 people per sq mi
- 260 mi to Denver, CO
- 15 mi to Farmington, NM
- 15 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $193k (≈$1,217/mo)
- Median rent $1,396/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 46°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
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 15 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (664 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,430 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 56
- 21% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to DRO airport
- 147 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 103 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 41% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 67% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,742 ft
- 490 mi to the ocean
- 147 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 30 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 55 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
- 62 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 16 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 46 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 81 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.