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Country around Williamsburg is a rural area of about 1,005 people in Sierra County, New Mexico, named for the post office its ZIP code uses. It's about 60 miles from Las Cruces, NM and 214 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 57°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $115k and rent runs about $579 a month.
1,005people
$115kTypical home
$579/moRent
96° / 57°Summer / winter
1"Snow
313Sunny days
43Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Rural — about 1,005 people spread over the area
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 7 people per sq mi
- 214 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 60 mi to Las Cruces, NM
- 60 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $115k (≈$724/mo)
- Median rent $579/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 313 sunny days a year (164 totally clear)
- 52 cloudy days a year
- 13 of 90 winter days are gray
- 43 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 24 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (183 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,122 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 62
- 5% of households have kids
- 41% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 55 mi to SVC airport
- 103 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 44% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,593 ft
- 359 mi to the ocean
- 3 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 92 mi to the nearest ski area
- 11 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 57 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 7 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 62 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 151 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 7 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 58 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sierra County: R+19 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.