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Mesquite is a tiny town of 675 people in Doña Ana County, New Mexico. It's about 13 miles from Las Cruces, NM and 245 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $96k and rent runs about $934 a month.
675people
$96kTypical home
$934/moRent
95° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
317Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 675
- Part of a metro area
- About 824 people per sq mi
- 245 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 13 mi to Las Cruces, NM
- 13 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $96k (≈$608/mo)
- Median rent $934/mo
- Median household income $71k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 317 sunny days a year (171 totally clear)
- 48 cloudy days a year
- 15 of 90 winter days are gray
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (460 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (3,200 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 63
- 14% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 23 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 16 mi to LRU airport
- 31 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 46% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,822 ft
- 375 mi to the ocean
- 62 mi to a big lake
- 18 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 26 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 10 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 271 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 36 bars within 25 mi
- 84 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 14 museums within 25 mi
- 2 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 12 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 206 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 11 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Doña Ana County: D+10 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very 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.