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Country around Columbus is a rural area of about 1,198 people in Luna County, New Mexico, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 63 miles from Las Cruces, NM and 187 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $106k and rent runs about $532 a month.
1,198people
$106kTypical home
$532/moRent
95° / 58°Summer / winter
0"Snow
317Sunny days
32Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,198 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 187 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 63 mi to Las Cruces, NM
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $106k (≈$666/mo)
- Median rent $532/mo
- Median household income $26k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 317 sunny days a year (177 totally clear)
- 48 cloudy days a year
- 15 of 90 winter days are gray
- 32 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 23 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 43
- 34% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to LRU airport
- 77 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 30 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 44% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 64% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,364 ft
- 319 mi to the ocean
- 77 mi to a big lake
- 53 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 31 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 61 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 63 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 196 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 63 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Luna County: R+19 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.