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Country around Hatch is a rural area of about 2,990 people in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 30 miles from Las Cruces, NM and 217 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $97k and rent runs about $468 a month.
2,990people
$97kTypical home
$468/moRent
93° / 55°Summer / winter
1"Snow
316Sunny days
48Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,990 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 217 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 30 mi to Las Cruces, NM
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $97k (≈$614/mo)
- Median rent $468/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 1.1% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 316 sunny days a year (175 totally clear)
- 49 cloudy days a year
- 14 of 90 winter days are gray
- 48 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 21 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (460 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (3,200 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 43% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 26 mi to LRU airport
- 72 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,964 ft
- 357 mi to the ocean
- 23 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 66 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 33 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 180 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Doña Ana County: D+10 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk