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Country around Glenwood is a rural area of about 859 people in Catron County, New Mexico, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 123 miles from Las Cruces, NM and 155 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 76°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $159k and rent runs about $718 a month.
859people
$159kTypical home
$718/moRent
76° / 42°Summer / winter
3"Snow
304Sunny days
88Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 859 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 155 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 123 mi to Las Cruces, NM
- 72 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $159k (≈$1,001/mo)
- Median rent $718/mo
- Median household income $31k
- Property tax about 0.1% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 76°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Dry summers (dew point 43°F)
- 304 sunny days a year (164 totally clear)
- 61 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 88 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 8 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 42
- 24% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to SVC airport
- 160 mi to TUS (major hub)
- 66 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 9,466 ft
- 300 mi to the ocean
- 75 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 73 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 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
- 40 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 39% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 40 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 47 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 109 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 39 mi to the nearest vet
- 47 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Catron County: R+50 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.