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Lumberton is a tiny town of 130 people in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico. It's about 70 miles from Farmington, NM and 225 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 57 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $244k and rent runs about $740 a month.
130people
$244kTypical home
$740/moRent
88° / 43°Summer / winter
57"Snow
287Sunny days
96Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 130
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 272 people per sq mi
- 225 mi to Denver, CO
- 70 mi to Farmington, NM
- 57 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $244k (≈$1,537/mo)
- Median rent $740/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 23.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 287 sunny days a year (122 totally clear)
- 78 cloudy days a year
- 26 of 90 winter days are gray
- 96 days a year with rain or snow
- 57" of snow a year
- 20 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 48 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
People
- Median age 49
- 44% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 15% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 48 mi to DRO airport
- 132 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 116 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 80% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,864 ft
- 530 mi to the ocean
- 179 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 38 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 5 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
- 81 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 3 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 26 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 39 mi to the nearest vet
- 66 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 69 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Rio Arriba County: D+19 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very 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.