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Jal is a small town of 2,364 people in Lea County, New Mexico. It's about 52 miles from Odessa, TX and 332 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 60°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $98k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,364people
$98kTypical home
$1,318/moRent
96° / 60°Summer / winter
2"Snow
311Sunny days
28Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,364
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 490 people per sq mi
- 332 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 52 mi to Odessa, TX
- 40 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $98k (≈$615/mo)
- Median rent $1,318/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 17.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 57°F)
- 311 sunny days a year (168 totally clear)
- 54 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 28 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 29 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (583 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,449 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 40
- 37% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to HOB airport
- 188 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 125 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1964
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,064 ft
- 448 mi to the ocean
- 42 mi to a big lake
- 66 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 158 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 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
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 119 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 23% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 165 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 19 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 46 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lea County: R+62 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.