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Country around Grady is a rural area of about 267 people in Quay County, New Mexico, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 92 miles from Amarillo, TX and 336 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $87k and rent runs about $525 a month.
267people
$87kTypical home
$525/moRent
93° / 52°Summer / winter
15"Snow
308Sunny days
51Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 267 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 336 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 92 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $87k (≈$550/mo)
- Median rent $525/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°F)
- 308 sunny days a year (156 totally clear)
- 57 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 51 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 69
- 15% of households have kids
- 38% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to CVN airport
- 181 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 112 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1963
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,728 ft
- 583 mi to the ocean
- 31 mi to a big lake
- 94 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 144 mi to the nearest ski area
- 32 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 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
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 16% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 26 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 108 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 34 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 50 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Quay County: R+41 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- 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.