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Country around Clayton is a rural area of about 3,178 people in Union County, New Mexico, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 117 miles from Amarillo, TX and 249 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $121k and rent runs about $673 a month.
3,178people
$121kTypical home
$673/moRent
90° / 50°Summer / winter
20"Snow
304Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,178 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 249 mi to Denver, CO
- 117 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 84 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $121k (≈$762/mo)
- Median rent $673/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 304 sunny days a year (136 totally clear)
- 61 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 64 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Very low violent crime (79 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (276 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 29% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 121 mi to AMA airport
- 184 mi to COS (major hub)
- 71 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,217 ft
- 655 mi to the ocean
- 66 mi to a big lake
- 52 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 105 mi to the nearest ski area
- 33 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 69 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 23% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 139 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 54 mi to the nearest vet
- 49 mi to the nearest dog park
- 13 congregations per 10k people
- 97 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Union County: R+52 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk