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Country around Deming is a rural area of about 24,413 people in Luna County, New Mexico, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 56 miles from Las Cruces, NM and 184 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $130k and rent runs about $659 a month.
24,413people
$130kTypical home
$659/moRent
96° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
316Sunny days
45Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 24,413 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 184 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 56 mi to Las Cruces, NM
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $130k (≈$821/mo)
- Median rent $659/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 316 sunny days a year (175 totally clear)
- 49 cloudy days a year
- 14 of 90 winter days are gray
- 45 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 21 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 36
- 32% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to SVC airport
- 83 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 7 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,255 ft
- 321 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 73 mi to the nearest ski area
- 32 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 52 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 51 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 192 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 53 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