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Navajo is a small town of 2,181 people in McKinley County, New Mexico. It's about 76 miles from Farmington, NM and 237 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 21 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $79k and rent runs about $683 a month.
2,181people
$79kTypical home
$683/moRent
87° / 43°Summer / winter
21"Snow
302Sunny days
78Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,181
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 968 people per sq mi
- 237 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 76 mi to Farmington, NM
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $79k (≈$496/mo)
- Median rent $683/mo
- Median household income $32k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 19.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 302 sunny days a year (158 totally clear)
- 63 cloudy days a year
- 23 of 90 winter days are gray
- 78 days a year with rain or snow
- 21" of snow a year
- 8 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 30 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (488 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,521 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 24
- 57% of households have kids
- 8% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to GUP airport
- 149 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 31 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1996
- 70% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 7,123 ft
- 400 mi to the ocean
- 126 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 111 mi to the nearest ski area
- 9 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- Few or no coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 1 museum within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 24 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 17 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 123 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 74 mi to the nearest vet
- 35 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 29 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McKinley County: D+24 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
- High 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.