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Lovington is a big small town of 11,498 people in Lea County, New Mexico. It's about 94 miles from Odessa, TX and 373 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 3 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $166k and rent runs about $1k a month.
11,498people
$166kTypical home
$1,014/moRent
93° / 56°Summer / winter
3"Snow
311Sunny days
44Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 11,498
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,027 people per sq mi
- 373 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 94 mi to Odessa, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,047/mo)
- Median rent $1,014/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 55°F)
- 311 sunny days a year (168 totally clear)
- 54 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 44 days a year with rain or snow
- 3" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 15 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (363 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,226 per 100k)
People
- Median age 32
- 42% of households have kids
- 9% are 65 or older
- 9% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 19 mi to HOB airport
- 193 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 180 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,924 ft
- 492 mi to the ocean
- 56 mi to a big lake
- 67 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 137 mi to the nearest ski area
- 15 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 41 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 17 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 87 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 4 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 125 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 18 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 15 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lea County: R+62 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk