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Hillsboro is a tiny town of 150 people in Sierra County, New Mexico. It's about 62 miles from Las Cruces, NM and 199 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $197k and rent runs about $729 a month.
150people
$197kTypical home
$729/moRent
92° / 55°Summer / winter
3"Snow
316Sunny days
53Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 150
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 70 people per sq mi
- 199 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 62 mi to Las Cruces, NM
- 47 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $197k (≈$1,244/mo)
- Median rent $729/mo
- Median household income $42k
- Property tax about 1.0% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 316 sunny days a year (175 totally clear)
- 49 cloudy days a year
- 14 of 90 winter days are gray
- 53 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 7 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (183 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,122 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 70
- 8% of households have kids
- 50% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 13 min
- 25% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to SVC airport
- 104 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 46 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,276 ft
- 343 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 98 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 42 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 25% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 16 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 52 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 164 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 42 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sierra County: R+19 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low 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.