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Country around Mountainair is a rural area of about 1,927 people in Valencia County, New Mexico, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 56 miles from Albuquerque, NM and 308 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $209k and rent runs about $832 a month.
1,927people
$209kTypical home
$832/moRent
86° / 46°Summer / winter
16"Snow
308Sunny days
57Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,927 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 308 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 56 mi to Albuquerque, NM
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $209k (≈$1,319/mo)
- Median rent $832/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 308 sunny days a year (150 totally clear)
- 57 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 57 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (599 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,612 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 57
- 21% of households have kids
- 40% are 65 or older
- 31% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 51 mi to ABQ airport
- 51 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 54 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,926 ft
- 454 mi to the ocean
- 88 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 58 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 36 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 37 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 49 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 35 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 36 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Valencia County: R+16 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
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk