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Pueblo Pintado is a tiny town of 187 people in McKinley County, New Mexico. It's about 63 miles from Farmington, NM and 302 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 87°F and winter highs 41°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $79k and rent runs about $1k a month.
187people
$79kTypical home
$1,175/moRent
87° / 41°Summer / winter
15"Snow
302Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 187
- Part of a metro area
- About 6 people per sq mi
- 302 mi to Denver, CO
- 63 mi to Farmington, NM
- 63 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $79k (≈$496/mo)
- Median rent $1,175/mo
- Median household income $41k
- Property tax about 2.0% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 87°F
- Winter highs around 41°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
- 15" of snow a year
- 6 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 41
- 36% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 28 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 72 mi to GUP airport
- 85 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 69 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 70% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 55% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,523 ft
- 455 mi to the ocean
- 181 mi to a big lake
- 20 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 69 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 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
- 68 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 28% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 34 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 35 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 75 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 55 mi to the nearest vet
- 63 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 35 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.