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Country around Las Vegas is a rural area of about 17,339 people in San Miguel County, New Mexico, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 59 miles from Santa Fe, NM and 292 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 84°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 24 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $182k and rent runs about $811 a month.
17,339people
$182kTypical home
$811/moRent
84° / 48°Summer / winter
24"Snow
309Sunny days
61Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 17,339 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 292 mi to Denver, CO
- 59 mi to Santa Fe, NM
- 17 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $182k (≈$1,149/mo)
- Median rent $811/mo
- Median household income $50k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 84°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 309 sunny days a year (142 totally clear)
- 56 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 61 days a year with rain or snow
- 24" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (369 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (793 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 19% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 29% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 11% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to SAF airport
- 101 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 16 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 59% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1974
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,877 ft
- 558 mi to the ocean
- 36 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 51 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 49 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 35% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 54 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- San Miguel County: D+28 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
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk