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Polvadera is a small town of 1,033 people in Socorro County, New Mexico. It's about 64 miles from Albuquerque, NM and 269 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 52°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $131k and rent runs about $691 a month.
1,033people
$131kTypical home
$691/moRent
93° / 52°Summer / winter
4"Snow
308Sunny days
54Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,033
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 1,066 people per sq mi
- 269 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 64 mi to Albuquerque, NM
- 42 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $131k (≈$824/mo)
- Median rent $691/mo
- Median household income $32k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 0.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 52°F
- Dry summers (dew point 45°F)
- 308 sunny days a year (150 totally clear)
- 57 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 54 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 12 days a year over 100°F
- 5 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (99 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (259 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 6
- 45% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 11% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 3% walk or take transit to work
- 60 mi to ABQ airport
- 60 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 63 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 35% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1983
- 71% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,639 ft
- 414 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 74 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 8 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 31% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 10 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 21 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 68 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 43 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 9 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Socorro County: R+4 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Moderate earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very 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.