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Country around Sheep Springs is a rural area of about 1,632 people in San Juan County, New Mexico, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 52 miles from Farmington, NM and 261 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $82k and rent runs about $713 a month.
1,632people
$82kTypical home
$713/moRent
90° / 45°Summer / winter
21"Snow
300Sunny days
80Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,632 people spread over the area
- Part of a metro area
- About 9 people per sq mi
- 261 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 52 mi to Farmington, NM
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $82k (≈$515/mo)
- Median rent $713/mo
- Median household income $33k
- Property tax about 1.6% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 300 sunny days a year (152 totally clear)
- 65 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 80 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (664 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,430 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 33
- 35% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 47 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to GUP airport
- 140 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1984
- 58% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,945 ft
- 424 mi to the ocean
- 130 mi to a big lake
- 40 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 88 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 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
- 35 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 7% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 37 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 30 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 108 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 51 mi to the nearest vet
- 53 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 30 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- San Juan County: R+32 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk