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Country around Texico is a rural area of about 1,500 people in Curry County, New Mexico, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 83 miles from Amarillo, TX and 321 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 51°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $145k and rent runs about $977 a month.
1,500people
$145kTypical home
$977/moRent
92° / 51°Summer / winter
11"Snow
308Sunny days
57Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,500 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 10 people per sq mi
- 321 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 83 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $145k (≈$914/mo)
- Median rent $977/mo
- Median household income $70k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 51°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 308 sunny days a year (156 totally clear)
- 57 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 57 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 6 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (313 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,364 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 33% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 9 mi to CVN airport
- 203 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 140 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 74% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,298 ft
- 552 mi to the ocean
- 59 mi to a big lake
- 107 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 170 mi to the nearest ski area
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 41 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 59 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 43% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 81 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 12 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 31 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Curry County: R+43 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate 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.