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Country around Artesia is a rural area of about 18,542 people in Eddy County, New Mexico, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 126 miles from Odessa, TX and 390 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 57°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $224k and rent runs about $1k a month.
18,542people
$224kTypical home
$1,243/moRent
94° / 57°Summer / winter
4"Snow
307Sunny days
48Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 18,542 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 390 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 126 mi to Odessa, TX
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $224k (≈$1,411/mo)
- Median rent $1,243/mo
- Median household income $80k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 307 sunny days a year (158 totally clear)
- 58 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 48 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 24 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (525 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,547 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 39% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to CNM airport
- 142 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 150 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 69% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,648 ft
- 505 mi to the ocean
- 4 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 87 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 138 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 172 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 41 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