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Country around Thoreau is a rural area of about 4,245 people in McKinley County, New Mexico, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 90 miles from Farmington, NM and 258 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 85°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 31 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $138k and rent runs about $485 a month.
4,245people
$138kTypical home
$485/moRent
85° / 44°Summer / winter
31"Snow
298Sunny days
67Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 4,245 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 14 people per sq mi
- 258 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 90 mi to Farmington, NM
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $138k (≈$871/mo)
- Median rent $485/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 85°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 298 sunny days a year (146 totally clear)
- 67 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 67 days a year with rain or snow
- 31" of snow a year
- 13 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 48 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (488 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,521 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 33% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 34 mi to GUP airport
- 94 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1990
- 66% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 8,193 ft
- 408 mi to the ocean
- 155 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 101 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 87 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 80 mi to the nearest vet
- 46 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 16 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McKinley County: D+24 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
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk