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Lordsburg is a small town of 2,057 people in Hidalgo County, New Mexico. It's about 109 miles from Sierra Vista, AZ and 127 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 98°F and winter highs 60°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $86k and rent runs about $826 a month.
2,057people
$86kTypical home
$826/moRent
98° / 60°Summer / winter
6"Snow
317Sunny days
48Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,057
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 244 people per sq mi
- 127 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 109 mi to Sierra Vista, AZ
- 56 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $86k (≈$544/mo)
- Median rent $826/mo
- Median household income $37k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 4.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 98°F
- Winter highs around 60°F
- Dry summers (dew point 47°F)
- 317 sunny days a year (182 totally clear)
- 48 cloudy days a year
- 15 of 90 winter days are gray
- 48 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 40 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (430 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (835 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 24% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 38 mi to SVC airport
- 132 mi to TUS (major hub)
- Amtrak station in town
- 68% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 79% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,269 ft
- 268 mi to the ocean
- 91 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 121 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 39 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 24% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 136 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 39 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 39 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Hidalgo County: R+23 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk