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Dixon is a small town of 1,623 people in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. It's about 36 miles from Santa Fe, NM and 254 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 16 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $393k and rent runs about $740 a month.
1,623people
$393kTypical home
$740/moRent
86° / 43°Summer / winter
16"Snow
301Sunny days
66Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,623
- Part of a metro area
- About 141 people per sq mi
- 254 mi to Denver, CO
- 36 mi to Santa Fe, NM
- 16 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $393k (≈$2,476/mo)
- Median rent $740/mo
- Median household income $56k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 301 sunny days a year (120 totally clear)
- 64 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 66 days a year with rain or snow
- 16" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 17 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 38
- 33% of households have kids
- 29% are 65 or older
- 27% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 47 min
- 12% walk or take transit to work
- 22 mi to TSM airport
- 88 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 48 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1978
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,437 ft
- 538 mi to the ocean
- 103 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 19 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 16 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 8% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 39 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 30 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 18 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rio Arriba County: D+19 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate 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
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.