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Corona is a tiny town of 168 people in Lincoln County, New Mexico. It's about 84 miles from Albuquerque, NM and 338 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 26 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $88k and rent runs about $956 a month.
168people
$88kTypical home
$956/moRent
85° / 47°Summer / winter
26"Snow
310Sunny days
52Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 168
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 164 people per sq mi
- 338 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 84 mi to Albuquerque, NM
- 78 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $88k (≈$557/mo)
- Median rent $956/mo
- Median household income $53k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 310 sunny days a year (148 totally clear)
- 55 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 52 days a year with rain or snow
- 26" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 9 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 41
- 24% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 79 mi to ABQ airport
- 79 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 83 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1953
- 86% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,703 ft
- 483 mi to the ocean
- 107 mi to a big lake
- 52 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 59 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 72 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 1% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 45 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 62 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 83 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 64 mi to the nearest vet
- 62 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 71 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
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.