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Country around Roswell is a rural area of about 27,524 people in Chaves County, New Mexico, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 150 miles from Lubbock, TX and 384 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 57°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $225k and rent runs about $991 a month.
27,524people
$225kTypical home
$991/moRent
95° / 57°Summer / winter
7"Snow
307Sunny days
51Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 27,524 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 384 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 150 mi to Lubbock, TX
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $225k (≈$1,419/mo)
- Median rent $991/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 307 sunny days a year (153 totally clear)
- 58 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 51 days a year with rain or snow
- 7" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 25 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (551 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,855 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 33% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 25 mi to ROW airport
- 153 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 139 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,711 ft
- 528 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 71 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 133 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 156 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 18 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 25 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chaves County: R+45 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate 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