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Country around Magdalena is a rural area of about 1,489 people in Socorro County, New Mexico, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 98 miles from Albuquerque, NM and 224 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 81°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $104k and rent runs about $833 a month.
1,489people
$104kTypical home
$833/moRent
81° / 44°Summer / winter
8"Snow
313Sunny days
49Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,489 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 224 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 98 mi to Albuquerque, NM
- 77 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $104k (≈$656/mo)
- Median rent $833/mo
- Median household income $31k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 81°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 42°F)
- 313 sunny days a year (164 totally clear)
- 52 cloudy days a year
- 13 of 90 winter days are gray
- 49 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (99 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (259 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 63
- 5% of households have kids
- 40% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 95 mi to SVC airport
- 96 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 97 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 55% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 7,389 ft
- 369 mi to the ocean
- 49 mi to a big lake
- 26 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 109 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 71 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 8% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 44 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 33 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 103 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 43 mi to the nearest vet
- 61 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 43 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Socorro County: R+4 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk