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Country around Dexter is a rural area of about 4,336 people in Chaves County, New Mexico, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 147 miles from Lubbock, TX and 384 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 57°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $105k and rent runs about $783 a month.
4,336people
$105kTypical home
$783/moRent
96° / 57°Summer / winter
9"Snow
307Sunny days
49Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 4,336 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 15 people per sq mi
- 384 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 147 mi to Lubbock, TX
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $105k (≈$661/mo)
- Median rent $783/mo
- Median household income $43k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 307 sunny days a year (153 totally clear)
- 58 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 49 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 24 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (551 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,855 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 39
- 39% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to ROW airport
- 151 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 159 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,488 ft
- 518 mi to the ocean
- 32 mi to a big lake
- 14 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 76 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 7 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 7 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 139 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 32 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 166 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 15 mi to the nearest vet
- 15 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chaves County: R+45 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate 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