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Eunice is a small town of 3,015 people in Lea County, New Mexico. It's about 61 miles from Odessa, TX and 342 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 57°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $140k and rent runs about $721 a month.
3,015people
$140kTypical home
$721/moRent
94° / 57°Summer / winter
2"Snow
311Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 3,015
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 738 people per sq mi
- 342 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 61 mi to Odessa, TX
- 20 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $140k (≈$882/mo)
- Median rent $721/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 311 sunny days a year (168 totally clear)
- 54 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 21 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (368 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,578 per 100k)
People
- Median age 30
- 41% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 7% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 18 mi to HOB airport
- 194 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 147 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,412 ft
- 461 mi to the ocean
- 54 mi to a big lake
- 66 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 153 mi to the nearest ski area
- 23 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 35 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 100 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 9% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 18 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 145 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lea County: R+62 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High 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