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Morningside is a tiny town of 103 people in Eddy County, New Mexico. It's about 138 miles from Odessa, TX and 380 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 57°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $213k and rent runs about $1k a month.
103people
$213kTypical home
$1,245/moRent
95° / 57°Summer / winter
4"Snow
307Sunny days
48Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 103
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,096 people per sq mi
- 380 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 138 mi to Odessa, TX
- 2 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $213k (≈$1,341/mo)
- Median rent $1,245/mo
- Median household income $78k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 57°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 307 sunny days a year (158 totally clear)
- 58 cloudy days a year
- 18 of 90 winter days are gray
- 48 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 23 days a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (525 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,547 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 22
- 44% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 36 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to ROW airport
- 136 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 144 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 78% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 89% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,370 ft
- 502 mi to the ocean
- 9 mi to a big lake
- 35 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 76 mi to the nearest ski area
- 21 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 14 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 4 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 134 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 40% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 12 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 178 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 31 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 32 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Eddy County: R+56 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- 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.