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Melrose is a tiny town of 447 people in Curry County, New Mexico. It's about 115 miles from Amarillo, TX and 354 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $79k and rent runs about $833 a month.
447people
$79kTypical home
$833/moRent
94° / 55°Summer / winter
11"Snow
308Sunny days
53Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 447
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 264 people per sq mi
- 354 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 115 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 23 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $79k (≈$495/mo)
- Median rent $833/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 308 sunny days a year (156 totally clear)
- 57 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 53 days a year with rain or snow
- 11" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 9 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- About average violent crime (313 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,364 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 46
- 28% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to CVN airport
- 174 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 120 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 85% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,406 ft
- 569 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 83 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 138 mi to the nearest ski area
- 20 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 36 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 11 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 66 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 22 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 109 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 25 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 8 congregations per 10k people
- 23 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Curry County: R+43 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Moderate tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very 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.