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Crystal is a tiny town of 287 people in San Juan County, New Mexico. It's about 67 miles from Farmington, NM and 244 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 39°F, with about 18 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $141k and rent runs about $483 a month.
287people
$141kTypical home
$483/moRent
86° / 39°Summer / winter
18"Snow
300Sunny days
79Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 287
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 63 people per sq mi
- 244 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 67 mi to Farmington, NM
- 38 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $141k (≈$892/mo)
- Median rent $483/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 39°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 300 sunny days a year (152 totally clear)
- 65 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 79 days a year with rain or snow
- 18" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (664 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,430 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to GUP airport
- 150 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 65% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 7,333 ft
- 408 mi to the ocean
- 122 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 102 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 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
- 30 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 26 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 122 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 66 mi to the nearest vet
- 44 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 22 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- San Juan County: R+32 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
- Moderate 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.