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Deming is a small city of 15,221 people in Luna County, New Mexico. It's about 56 miles from Las Cruces, NM and 182 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 58°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $127k and rent runs about $586 a month.
15,221people
$127kTypical home
$586/moRent
96° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
316Sunny days
52Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 15,221
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 911 people per sq mi
- 182 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 56 mi to Las Cruces, NM
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $127k (≈$803/mo)
- Median rent $586/mo
- Median household income $34k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 316 sunny days a year (175 totally clear)
- 49 cloudy days a year
- 14 of 90 winter days are gray
- 52 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 35
- 30% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to SVC airport
- 87 mi to ELP (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,334 ft
- 321 mi to the ocean
- 52 mi to a big lake
- 25 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 77 mi to the nearest ski area
- 26 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 47 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 46 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 191 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 47 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Luna County: R+19 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk