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Country around Tatum is a rural area of about 1,347 people in Lea County, New Mexico, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 89 miles from Lubbock, TX and 367 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $111k and rent runs about $948 a month.
1,347people
$111kTypical home
$948/moRent
93° / 55°Summer / winter
6"Snow
310Sunny days
47Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,347 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2 people per sq mi
- 367 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 89 mi to Lubbock, TX
- 24 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $111k (≈$702/mo)
- Median rent $948/mo
- Median household income $60k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 310 sunny days a year (161 totally clear)
- 55 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 47 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (583 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,449 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 43
- 36% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to HOB airport
- 202 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 190 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 4,121 ft
- 509 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 59 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 133 mi to the nearest ski area
- 38 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 81 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 24 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 112 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 26 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lea County: R+62 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
- Low winter storm risk
- 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.