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Haystack is a tiny town of 250 people in McKinley County, New Mexico. It's about 75 miles from Albuquerque, NM and 267 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $106k and rent runs about $859 a month.
250people
$106kTypical home
$859/moRent
88° / 47°Summer / winter
22"Snow
302Sunny days
60Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 250
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 59 people per sq mi
- 267 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 75 mi to Albuquerque, NM
- 47 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $106k (≈$670/mo)
- Median rent $859/mo
- Median household income $48k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 12.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 302 sunny days a year (141 totally clear)
- 63 cloudy days a year
- 21 of 90 winter days are gray
- 60 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 35 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (488 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,521 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 38
- 37% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 49 mi to GUP airport
- 78 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 47 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1994
- 60% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 7,169 ft
- 413 mi to the ocean
- 144 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 86 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 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
- 45 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 12 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 72 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 67 mi to the nearest vet
- 60 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 14 mi to the nearest college
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
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.