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Lake Arthur is a tiny town of 478 people in Chaves County, New Mexico. It's about 141 miles from Odessa, TX and 383 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 58°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $136k and rent runs about $867 a month.
478people
$136kTypical home
$867/moRent
96° / 58°Summer / winter
5"Snow
307Sunny days
49Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 478
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 898 people per sq mi
- 383 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 141 mi to Odessa, TX
- 11 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $136k (≈$859/mo)
- Median rent $867/mo
- Median household income $76k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 9.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 307 sunny days a year (158 totally clear)
- 58 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 49 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 22 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (551 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,855 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 34% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 23 mi to ROW airport
- 143 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 151 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 58% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,383 ft
- 509 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 29 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 78 mi to the nearest ski area
- 30 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 140 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 11 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 171 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 30 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 24 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chaves County: R+45 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate 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.