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Estancia is a small town of 1,432 people in Torrance County, New Mexico. It's about 42 miles from Albuquerque, NM and 332 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $99k and rent runs about $843 a month.
1,432people
$99kTypical home
$843/moRent
90° / 48°Summer / winter
19"Snow
308Sunny days
57Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,432
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 232 people per sq mi
- 332 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 42 mi to Albuquerque, NM
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $99k (≈$624/mo)
- Median rent $843/mo
- Median household income $54k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 31.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 308 sunny days a year (150 totally clear)
- 57 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 57 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 6 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 26 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (219 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (813 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 48
- 22% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 34 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to ABQ airport
- 38 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1959
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,096 ft
- 477 mi to the ocean
- 106 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 37 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 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
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 31 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 36 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 40 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 21 mi to the nearest vet
- 31 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 38 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Torrance County: R+38 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk