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Fort Sumner is a tiny town of 938 people in De Baca County, New Mexico. It's about 129 miles from Santa Fe, NM and 366 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $188k and rent runs about $387 a month.
938people
$188kTypical home
$387/moRent
92° / 55°Summer / winter
9"Snow
307Sunny days
61Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 938
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 283 people per sq mi
- 366 mi to Denver, CO
- 129 mi to Santa Fe, NM
- 54 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $188k (≈$1,182/mo)
- Median rent $387/mo
- Property tax about 0.9% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 51°F)
- 307 sunny days a year (150 totally clear)
- 58 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 61 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 5 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Low violent crime (190 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (635 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 28
- 43% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 5% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 11 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 65 mi to CVN airport
- 141 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 95 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,141 ft
- 562 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 75 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 113 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 76 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 32% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 41 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 44 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 122 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 58 mi to the nearest vet
- 51 mi to the nearest dog park
- 38 congregations per 10k people
- 54 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- De Baca County: R+51 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- 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.