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Country around Capitan is a rural area of about 2,194 people in Lincoln County, New Mexico, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 117 miles from Albuquerque, NM and 338 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $178k and rent runs about $946 a month.
2,194people
$178kTypical home
$946/moRent
87° / 53°Summer / winter
19"Snow
309Sunny days
60Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,194 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 338 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 117 mi to Albuquerque, NM
- 56 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $178k (≈$1,125/mo)
- Median rent $946/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 309 sunny days a year (156 totally clear)
- 56 cloudy days a year
- 15 of 90 winter days are gray
- 60 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 59
- 17% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 28% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 58 mi to ROW airport
- 113 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 116 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 46% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,788 ft
- 483 mi to the ocean
- 93 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 32 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 100 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 34% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 19 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 34 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 118 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 58 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.