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Hurley is a small town of 1,044 people in Grant County, New Mexico. It's about 82 miles from Las Cruces, NM and 164 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $90k and rent runs about $545 a month.
1,044people
$90kTypical home
$545/moRent
90° / 56°Summer / winter
4"Snow
317Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,044
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,024 people per sq mi
- 164 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 82 mi to Las Cruces, NM
- 37 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $90k (≈$566/mo)
- Median rent $545/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 317 sunny days a year (182 totally clear)
- 48 cloudy days a year
- 15 of 90 winter days are gray
- 64 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (285 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,335 per 100k)
People
- Median age 53
- 19% of households have kids
- 30% are 65 or older
- 21% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 4 mi to SVC airport
- 120 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 37 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1954
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,712 ft
- 307 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 111 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 156 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 11 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grant County: D+5 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk