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Country around La Mesa is a rural area of about 2,618 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 221 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $234k and rent runs about $584 a month.
2,618people
$234kTypical home
$584/moRent
93° / 56°Summer / winter
1"Snow
317Sunny days
45Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,618 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 221 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 30 mi to Las Cruces, NM
- 30 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $234k (≈$1,477/mo)
- Median rent $584/mo
- Median household income $65k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 317 sunny days a year (177 totally clear)
- 48 cloudy days a year
- 15 of 90 winter days are gray
- 45 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 21 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops 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 43
- 24% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 30% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 33 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 24 mi to LRU airport
- 44 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 79% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,429 ft
- 350 mi to the ocean
- 65 mi to a big lake
- 31 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 23 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 29 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- 28 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 30 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 221 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 29 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