Living in Country around Pueblo Of Acoma, NM
Country around Pueblo Of Acoma is a rural area of about 3,507 people in Cibola County, New Mexico, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 57 miles from Albuquerque, NM and 267 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $83k and rent runs about $815 a month.
3,507people
$83kTypical home
$815/moRent
89° / 48°Summer / winter
16"Snow
308Sunny days
48Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 3,507 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 13 people per sq mi
- 267 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 57 mi to Albuquerque, NM
- 49 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $83k (≈$520/mo)
- Median rent $815/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.2% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 308 sunny days a year (149 totally clear)
- 57 cloudy days a year
- 17 of 90 winter days are gray
- 48 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (63 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (216 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 41% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 59 mi to ABQ airport
- 59 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 57 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 67% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,644 ft
- 407 mi to the ocean
- 111 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 71 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 53 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 50 mi to the nearest vet
- 39 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 21 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cibola County: Purple — split almost evenly
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk