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Loving is a small town of 1,357 people in Eddy County, New Mexico. It's about 106 miles from Odessa, TX and 384 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 59°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $172k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,357people
$172kTypical home
$1,327/moRent
96° / 59°Summer / winter
2"Snow
307Sunny days
47Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,357
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,125 people per sq mi
- 384 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 106 mi to Odessa, TX
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $172k (≈$1,082/mo)
- Median rent $1,327/mo
- Median household income $61k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 13.0% 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
- 47 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 32 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 37
- 30% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to CNM airport
- 137 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 136 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 75% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1973
- 81% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,064 ft
- 490 mi to the ocean
- 18 mi to a big lake
- 12 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 104 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 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
- 133 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 188 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 63 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.