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Country around Wagon Mound is a rural area of about 642 people in Mora County, New Mexico, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 78 miles from Santa Fe, NM and 261 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $140k and rent runs about $771 a month.
642people
$140kTypical home
$771/moRent
86° / 49°Summer / winter
28"Snow
309Sunny days
52Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 642 people spread over the area
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1 people per sq mi
- 261 mi to Denver, CO
- 78 mi to Santa Fe, NM
- 41 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $140k (≈$884/mo)
- Median rent $771/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 309 sunny days a year (142 totally clear)
- 56 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 52 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (169 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (24 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 20% of households have kids
- 34% are 65 or older
- 35% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to TSM airport
- 128 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1938
- 67% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,805 ft
- 587 mi to the ocean
- 40 mi to a big lake
- 30 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 42 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 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
- 62 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 16% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 38 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 35 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 73 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 40 mi to the nearest vet
- 63 mi to the nearest dog park
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Mora County: D+17 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very 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.