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Moriarty is a small town of 2,102 people in Torrance County, New Mexico. It's about 35 miles from Albuquerque, NM and 335 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $109k and rent runs about $743 a month.
2,102people
$109kTypical home
$743/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
21"Snow
305Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,102
- Part of a metro area
- About 303 people per sq mi
- 335 mi to Denver, CO
- 35 mi to Albuquerque, NM
- 35 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $109k (≈$684/mo)
- Median rent $743/mo
- Median household income $32k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 305 sunny days a year (147 totally clear)
- 60 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 64 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 22 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (219 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (813 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 31
- 29% of households have kids
- 17% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 35 min
- 0% walk or take transit to work
- 32 mi to ABQ airport
- 32 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 53% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1986
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,221 ft
- 485 mi to the ocean
- 101 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 25 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 21 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 8 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 31% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 31 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 32 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 26 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 33 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Torrance County: R+38 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk