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Church Rock is a small town of 1,381 people in McKinley County, New Mexico. It's about 85 miles from Farmington, NM and 243 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $39k and rent runs about $780 a month.
1,381people
$39kTypical home
$780/moRent
86° / 43°Summer / winter
26"Snow
298Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,381
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 75 people per sq mi
- 243 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 85 mi to Farmington, NM
- 10 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $39k (≈$247/mo)
- Median rent $780/mo
- Median household income $35k
- Property tax about 4.0% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 298 sunny days a year (146 totally clear)
- 67 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (488 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,521 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 48% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to GUP airport
- 117 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 66% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 7,057 ft
- 399 mi to the ocean
- 161 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 123 mi to the nearest ski area
- 3 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 8 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 8 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 110 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 83 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McKinley County: D+24 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
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk