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Nadine is a tiny town of 271 people in Lea County, New Mexico. It's about 67 miles from Odessa, TX and 347 miles from San Antonio, TX, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $221k and rent runs about $1k a month.
271people
$221kTypical home
$1,101/moRent
94° / 56°Summer / winter
2"Snow
311Sunny days
37Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 271
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 24 people per sq mi
- 347 mi to San Antonio, TX
- 67 mi to Odessa, TX
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $221k (≈$1,394/mo)
- Median rent $1,101/mo
- Median household income $94k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 56°F)
- 311 sunny days a year (168 totally clear)
- 54 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 37 days a year with rain or snow
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 19 days a year over 100°F
- 1 night a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (583 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,449 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 32
- 38% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 25 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to HOB airport
- 199 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 159 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 3,576 ft
- 467 mi to the ocean
- 64 mi to a big lake
- 70 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 153 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 3 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 48 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 89 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 36% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 6 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 133 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 8 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lea County: R+62 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very 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.