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La Luz is a small town of 1,797 people in Otero County, New Mexico. It's about 67 miles from Las Cruces, NM and 293 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 54°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $115k and rent runs about $765 a month.
1,797people
$115kTypical home
$765/moRent
91° / 54°Summer / winter
10"Snow
315Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,797
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 168 people per sq mi
- 293 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 67 mi to Las Cruces, NM
- 6 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $115k (≈$728/mo)
- Median rent $765/mo
- Median household income $51k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 23.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 54°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 315 sunny days a year (170 totally clear)
- 50 cloudy days a year
- 14 of 90 winter days are gray
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (350 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,240 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 42
- 24% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 17 min
- 17% walk or take transit to work
- 74 mi to LRU airport
- 84 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 48% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,695 ft
- 435 mi to the ocean
- 72 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 14 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 68 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 42% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 155 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Otero County: R+27 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
- 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.