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Country around Ramah is a rural area of about 2,115 people in Cibola County, New Mexico, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 99 miles from Albuquerque, NM and 234 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 38 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $124k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,115people
$124kTypical home
$1,319/moRent
85° / 44°Summer / winter
38"Snow
298Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,115 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 234 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 99 mi to Albuquerque, NM
- 36 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $124k (≈$783/mo)
- Median rent $1,319/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.4% of value
- 19.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 298 sunny days a year (146 totally clear)
- 67 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 38" of snow a year
- 14 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 31 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 46
- 25% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to GUP airport
- 102 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1991
- 78% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 7,215 ft
- 380 mi to the ocean
- 137 mi to a big lake
- 22 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 100 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 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
- 37 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 27 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 98 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 95 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 23 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