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Country around Shiprock is a rural area of about 10,586 people in San Juan County, New Mexico, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 42 miles from Farmington, NM and 289 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $104k and rent runs about $692 a month.
10,586people
$104kTypical home
$692/moRent
96° / 46°Summer / winter
28"Snow
300Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 10,586 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 289 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 42 mi to Farmington, NM
- 42 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $104k (≈$655/mo)
- Median rent $692/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 300 sunny days a year (152 totally clear)
- 65 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 7 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 36
- 36% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 7% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to CEZ airport
- 181 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 93 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 61% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,941 ft
- 457 mi to the ocean
- 97 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 57 mi to the nearest ski area
- 30 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
- 9 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 77 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 42 mi to the nearest vet
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 42 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