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Country around Hurley is a rural area of about 1,210 people in Grant County, New Mexico, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 80 miles from Las Cruces, NM and 164 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 57°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $94k and rent runs about $545 a month.
1,210people
$94kTypical home
$545/moRent
91° / 57°Summer / winter
2"Snow
317Sunny days
40Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,210 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 17 people per sq mi
- 164 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 80 mi to Las Cruces, NM
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $94k (≈$592/mo)
- Median rent $545/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 317 sunny days a year (182 totally clear)
- 48 cloudy days a year
- 15 of 90 winter days are gray
- 40 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (409 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,452 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 16% of households have kids
- 35% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to SVC airport
- 116 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1956
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,240 ft
- 306 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 107 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 15 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 161 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grant County: D+5 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low 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