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Country around Elida is a rural area of about 394 people in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 113 miles from Lubbock, TX and 374 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 12 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $136k and rent runs about $898 a month.
394people
$136kTypical home
$898/moRent
92° / 54°Summer / winter
12"Snow
310Sunny days
41Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 394 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 0 people per sq mi
- 374 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 113 mi to Lubbock, TX
- 33 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $136k (≈$856/mo)
- Median rent $898/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 310 sunny days a year (161 totally clear)
- 55 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 41 days a year with rain or snow
- 12" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 53
- 28% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 56 mi to CVN airport
- 178 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 142 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,469 ft
- 553 mi to the ocean
- 83 mi to a big lake
- 47 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 113 mi to the nearest ski area
- 36 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 104 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 44% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 34 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 33 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 120 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 52 mi to the nearest vet
- 33 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Roosevelt County: R+43 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low 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.