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Country around Caballo is a rural area of about 703 people in Sierra County, New Mexico, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 52 miles from Las Cruces, NM and 212 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $153k and rent runs about $729 a month.
703people
$153kTypical home
$729/moRent
96° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
316Sunny days
46Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 703 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 212 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 52 mi to Las Cruces, NM
- 51 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$962/mo)
- Median rent $729/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.2% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 316 sunny days a year (175 totally clear)
- 49 cloudy days a year
- 14 of 90 winter days are gray
- 46 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 27 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (183 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,122 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 72
- 5% of households have kids
- 60% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 0% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 50 mi to LRU airport
- 95 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 51 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 43% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,534 ft
- 356 mi to the ocean
- 2 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 90 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 53 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 30% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 56 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 160 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 56 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sierra County: R+19 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- 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.