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Dulce is a small town of 3,218 people in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. It's about 67 miles from Farmington, NM and 225 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 86°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 56 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $53k and rent runs about $550 a month.
3,218people
$53kTypical home
$550/moRent
86° / 42°Summer / winter
56"Snow
296Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,218
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 251 people per sq mi
- 225 mi to Denver, CO
- 67 mi to Farmington, NM
- 53 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $53k (≈$336/mo)
- Median rent $550/mo
- Median household income $40k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 86°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 296 sunny days a year (142 totally clear)
- 69 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 56" of snow a year
- 19 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 48 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 38
- 21% of households have kids
- 18% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 14 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 44 mi to DRO airport
- 134 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 119 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 7,359 ft
- 528 mi to the ocean
- 183 mi to a big lake
- 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 34 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 3 bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 81 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 23 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 60 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 42 mi to the nearest vet
- 63 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 71 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