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Lee Acres is a small town of 4,272 people in San Juan County, New Mexico. It's about 7 miles from Farmington, NM and 273 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $187k and rent runs about $1k a month.
4,272people
$187kTypical home
$1,077/moRent
94° / 45°Summer / winter
8"Snow
300Sunny days
48Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 4,272
- Part of a metro area
- About 414 people per sq mi
- 273 mi to Denver, CO
- 7 mi to Farmington, NM
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $187k (≈$1,182/mo)
- Median rent $1,077/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 300 sunny days a year (152 totally clear)
- 65 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 48 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (664 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,430 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 30% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 35 mi to DRO airport
- 141 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 38% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1992
- 73% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,515 ft
- 477 mi to the ocean
- 147 mi to a big lake
- 8 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 41 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 50 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 59 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 58 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 6 mi to the nearest vet
- 6 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 70 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- San Juan County: R+32 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk