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Livingston Wheeler is a tiny town of 460 people in Eddy County, New Mexico. It's about 114 miles from Odessa, TX and 390 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 59°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $183k and rent runs about $1k a month.
460people
$183kTypical home
$1,245/moRent
96° / 59°Summer / winter
3"Snow
307Sunny days
49Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 460
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 278 people per sq mi
- 390 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 114 mi to Odessa, TX
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $183k (≈$1,153/mo)
- Median rent $1,245/mo
- Median household income $79k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 53°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
- 3" of snow a year
- 1 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 31 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (525 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,547 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 36
- 30% of households have kids
- 24% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to CNM airport
- 133 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 141 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 76% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 83% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,110 ft
- 489 mi to the ocean
- 17 mi to a big lake
- 4 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 96 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 22 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 14 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- 3 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 129 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 188 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 2 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 65 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Eddy County: R+56 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- 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.