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Country around Corona is a rural area of about 321 people in Torrance County, New Mexico, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 88 miles from Albuquerque, NM and 341 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $174k and rent runs about $653 a month.
321people
$174kTypical home
$653/moRent
85° / 46°Summer / winter
25"Snow
310Sunny days
52Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 321 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 0 people per sq mi
- 341 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 88 mi to Albuquerque, NM
- 82 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $174k (≈$1,095/mo)
- Median rent $653/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 310 sunny days a year (148 totally clear)
- 55 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 52 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (219 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (813 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 31% of households have kids
- 27% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 84 mi to ABQ airport
- 84 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 87 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,785 ft
- 487 mi to the ocean
- 105 mi to a big lake
- 54 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 77 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 1% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 46 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 60 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 88 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 63 mi to the nearest vet
- 61 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 76 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Torrance County: R+38 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very 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.