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Placitas is a tiny town of 516 people in Doña Ana County, New Mexico. It's about 32 miles from Las Cruces, NM and 219 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 97°F and winter highs 59°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $221k and rent runs about $698 a month.
516people
$221kTypical home
$698/moRent
97° / 59°Summer / winter
1"Snow
316Sunny days
47Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 516
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 3,880 people per sq mi
- 219 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 32 mi to Las Cruces, NM
- 32 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $221k (≈$1,392/mo)
- Median rent $698/mo
- Median household income $57k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 23.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 97°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 316 sunny days a year (175 totally clear)
- 49 cloudy days a year
- 14 of 90 winter days are gray
- 47 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 22 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (460 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (3,200 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 19
- 57% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 16% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 19 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to LRU airport
- 75 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 44 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 38% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2011
- 87% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,082 ft
- 360 mi to the ocean
- 18 mi to a big lake
- 27 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 70 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 9 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 32 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 36 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 175 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 32 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 37 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Doña Ana County: D+10 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
- 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.