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Farmington is a small city of 46,314 people in San Juan County, New Mexico. It's part of the Farmington, NM area. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $233k and rent runs about $1k a month.
46,314people
$233kTypical home
$1,037/moRent
93° / 43°Summer / winter
9"Snow
300Sunny days
60Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 46,314
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,344 people per sq mi
- 274 mi to Denver, CO
- In the Farmington, NM area
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $233k (≈$1,469/mo)
- Median rent $1,037/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 300 sunny days a year (152 totally clear)
- 65 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 60 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (1025 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,439 per 100k)
People
- Median age 39
- 32% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to DRO airport
- 148 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,469 ft
- 476 mi to the ocean
- 139 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 50 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 51 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 41% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 57 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 66 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- San Juan County: R+32 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk