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Los Lunas is a small city of 18,618 people in Valencia County, New Mexico. It's about 22 miles from Albuquerque, NM and 298 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 91°F and winter highs 49°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $263k and rent runs about $1k a month.
18,618people
$263kTypical home
$1,110/moRent
91° / 49°Summer / winter
5"Snow
308Sunny days
52Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 18,618
- Part of a metro area
- About 914 people per sq mi
- 298 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 22 mi to Albuquerque, NM
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $263k (≈$1,658/mo)
- Median rent $1,110/mo
- Median household income $62k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 91°F
- Winter highs around 49°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 308 sunny days a year (150 totally clear)
- 57 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 52 days a year with rain or snow
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 13 days a year over 100°F
- 11 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (500 per 100k)
- About average property crime (1,946 per 100k)
People
- Median age 38
- 37% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 26% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to ABQ airport
- 19 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 21 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1998
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,456 ft
- 441 mi to the ocean
- 102 mi to a big lake
- 19 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 34 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 12 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 269 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 35 bars within 25 mi
- 128 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 7 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 28 museums within 25 mi
- 9 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 10 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 49% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 17 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 27 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
Politics
- Valencia County: R+16 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- Moderate drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk