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Country around Cloudcroft is a rural area of about 2,077 people in Otero County, New Mexico, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 72 miles from Las Cruces, NM and 304 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 72°F and winter highs 40°F, with about 43 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $214k and rent runs about $776 a month.
2,077people
$214kTypical home
$776/moRent
72° / 40°Summer / winter
43"Snow
315Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,077 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 8 people per sq mi
- 304 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 72 mi to Las Cruces, NM
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $214k (≈$1,351/mo)
- Median rent $776/mo
- Median household income $136k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 72°F
- Winter highs around 40°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 315 sunny days a year (170 totally clear)
- 50 cloudy days a year
- 14 of 90 winter days are gray
- 43" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 7 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (350 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,240 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 51
- 29% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 37% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 52 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 75 mi to ROW airport
- 82 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 89 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 9,177 ft
- 445 mi to the ocean
- 82 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 6 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 74 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 9% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 166 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 14 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Otero County: R+27 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk