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Country around Springer is a rural area of about 1,723 people in Colfax County, New Mexico, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 99 miles from Santa Fe, NM and 237 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 50°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $143k and rent runs about $503 a month.
1,723people
$143kTypical home
$503/moRent
88° / 50°Summer / winter
21"Snow
304Sunny days
52Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,723 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 237 mi to Denver, CO
- 99 mi to Santa Fe, NM
- 68 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $143k (≈$904/mo)
- Median rent $503/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 50°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 304 sunny days a year (125 totally clear)
- 61 cloudy days a year
- 17 of 90 winter days are gray
- 52 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (483 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,184 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 49
- 21% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 6% walk or take transit to work
- 69 mi to TSM airport
- 152 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 38 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,037 ft
- 611 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 44 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 64 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 45% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 29 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 95 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 37 mi to the nearest vet
- 37 mi to the nearest dog park
- 11 congregations per 10k people
- 63 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Colfax County: R+14 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.