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Clovis is a small city of 37,942 people in Curry County, New Mexico. It's about 93 miles from Amarillo, TX and 329 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 13 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $169k and rent runs about $988 a month.
37,942people
$169kTypical home
$988/moRent
92° / 53°Summer / winter
13"Snow
308Sunny days
62Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 37,942
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,606 people per sq mi
- 329 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 93 mi to Amarillo, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $169k (≈$1,068/mo)
- Median rent $988/mo
- Median household income $55k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 308 sunny days a year (156 totally clear)
- 57 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 62 days a year with rain or snow
- 13" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (369 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,539 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 34% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 24% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 18 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 7 mi to CVN airport
- 198 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 139 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 4,311 ft
- 551 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 99 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 160 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 46 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 65 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 85 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 20 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Curry County: R+43 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate 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