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Country around Lovington is a rural area of about 15,160 people in Lea County, New Mexico, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 95 miles from Lubbock, TX and 376 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $175k and rent runs about $1k a month.
15,160people
$175kTypical home
$1,024/moRent
93° / 56°Summer / winter
4"Snow
311Sunny days
46Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 15,160 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 376 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 95 mi to Lubbock, TX
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $175k (≈$1,106/mo)
- Median rent $1,024/mo
- Median household income $75k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 311 sunny days a year (168 totally clear)
- 54 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 46 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 14 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (583 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,449 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 41% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to HOB airport
- 193 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 183 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,960 ft
- 496 mi to the ocean
- 55 mi to a big lake
- 66 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 135 mi to the nearest ski area
- 19 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 41 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 87 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 125 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 22 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 19 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lea County: R+62 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk