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Country around Silver City is a rural area of about 17,464 people in Grant County, New Mexico, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 97 miles from Las Cruces, NM and 147 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $204k and rent runs about $863 a month.
17,464people
$204kTypical home
$863/moRent
86° / 51°Summer / winter
11"Snow
317Sunny days
59Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 17,464 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 19 people per sq mi
- 147 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 97 mi to Las Cruces, NM
- 46 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $204k (≈$1,288/mo)
- Median rent $863/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 317 sunny days a year (182 totally clear)
- 48 cloudy days a year
- 15 of 90 winter days are gray
- 59 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (409 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,452 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 15% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 15 mi to SVC airport
- 131 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 26 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,385 ft
- 291 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 6 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 113 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 13 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 13 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 149 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 13 mi to the nearest vet
- 27 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grant County: D+5 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk