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Ojo Encino is a tiny town of 470 people in McKinley County, New Mexico. It's about 70 miles from Albuquerque, NM and 295 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 42°F, with about 25 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $93k and rent runs about $990 a month.
470people
$93kTypical home
$990/moRent
88° / 42°Summer / winter
25"Snow
302Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 470
- Part of a metro area
- About 721 people per sq mi
- 295 mi to Denver, CO
- 70 mi to Albuquerque, NM
- 59 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $93k (≈$584/mo)
- Median rent $990/mo
- Median household income $29k
- Property tax about 1.7% of value
- 18.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 42°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 302 sunny days a year (141 totally clear)
- 63 cloudy days a year
- 21 of 90 winter days are gray
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- 25" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 35 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 23
- 55% of households have kids
- 10% are 65 or older
- 10% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 45 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 74 mi to SAF airport
- 75 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 72 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 80% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1993
- 52% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,749 ft
- 466 mi to the ocean
- 174 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 53 mi to the nearest ski area
- 27 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 65 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 20% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 50 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 64 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 42 mi to the nearest vet
- 57 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 49 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