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Living in Little Walnut Village, NM

Little Walnut Village is a small town of 1,445 people in Grant County, New Mexico. It's about 94 miles from Las Cruces, NM and 158 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $293k and rent runs about $825 a month.

1,445people
$293kTypical home
$825/moRent
87° / 53°Summer / winter
4"Snow
317Sunny days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 1,445
  • Its own small hub, not a suburb
  • About 247 people per sq mi
  • 158 mi to Tucson, AZ
  • 94 mi to Las Cruces, NM
  • 50 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $293k (≈$1,846/mo)
  • Median rent $825/mo
  • Median household income $125k
  • Property tax about 0.5% of value
  • 2.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 87°F
  • Winter highs around 53°F
  • Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
  • 317 sunny days a year (182 totally clear)
  • 48 cloudy days a year
  • 15 of 90 winter days are gray
  • 4" of snow a year
  • 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • 2 days a year over 100°F
  • 2 nights a year below 10°F
  • Usually calm

Safety

  • About average violent crime (409 per 100k), county-wide
  • Low property crime (1,452 per 100k), county-wide

People

  • Median age 64
  • 12% of households have kids
  • 40% are 65 or older
  • 35% have a college degree
  • Mixed community
  • 1% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 20 min
  • 1% walk or take transit to work
  • 15 mi to SVC airport
  • 132 mi to ELP (major hub)
  • 41 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 71% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1983
  • 86% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Hilly terrain
  • Elevation 6,293 ft
  • 302 mi to the ocean
  • 57 mi to a big lake
  • 2 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 107 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 3 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
  • 4 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 35% of New Mexico districts (reading)
  • 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 15 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 143 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 3 mi to the nearest vet
  • 42 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 6 congregations per 10k people
  • 3 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

Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.

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