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Country around Vanderwagen is a rural area of about 2,489 people in McKinley County, New Mexico, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 109 miles from Farmington, NM and 217 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 20 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $62k and rent runs about $859 a month.
2,489people
$62kTypical home
$859/moRent
87° / 44°Summer / winter
20"Snow
298Sunny days
57Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 2,489 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 11 people per sq mi
- 217 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 109 mi to Farmington, NM
- 18 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $62k (≈$393/mo)
- Median rent $859/mo
- Median household income $35k
- Property tax about 3.2% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 44°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
- 57 days a year with rain or snow
- 20" of snow a year
- 7 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 39
- 24% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 38 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 17 mi to GUP airport
- 129 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 19 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 45% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,962 ft
- 372 mi to the ocean
- 164 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 98 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 5% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 14 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 93 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 108 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 14 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.