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Country around Tohatchi is a rural area of about 2,178 people in McKinley County, New Mexico, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 57 miles from Farmington, NM and 260 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $71k and rent runs about $717 a month.
2,178people
$71kTypical home
$717/moRent
91° / 48°Summer / winter
22"Snow
298Sunny days
74Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,178 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 4 people per sq mi
- 260 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 57 mi to Farmington, NM
- 34 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $71k (≈$448/mo)
- Median rent $717/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 2.2% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 298 sunny days a year (146 totally clear)
- 67 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 74 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 9 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 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 38
- 31% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to GUP airport
- 128 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 33 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 53% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,732 ft
- 420 mi to the ocean
- 142 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 95 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 27 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 10% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 29 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 115 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 56 mi to the nearest vet
- 47 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 31 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.