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Gallup is a small city of 21,023 people in McKinley County, New Mexico. It's about 91 miles from Farmington, NM and 233 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 27 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $165k and rent runs about $927 a month.
21,023people
$165kTypical home
$927/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
27"Snow
298Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 21,023
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,041 people per sq mi
- 233 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 91 mi to Farmington, NM
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $165k (≈$1,042/mo)
- Median rent $927/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 298 sunny days a year (146 totally clear)
- 67 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 27" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 25 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- High violent crime (1286 per 100k)
- High property crime (4,345 per 100k)
People
- Median age 34
- 41% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 3 mi to GUP airport
- 125 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1977
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,664 ft
- 389 mi to the ocean
- 157 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 116 mi to the nearest ski area
- 8 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 2 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 1 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 110 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 90 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- McKinley County: D+24 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
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk