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Roswell is a small city of 47,638 people in Chaves County, New Mexico. It's about 150 miles from Las Cruces, NM and 378 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $153k and rent runs about $876 a month.
47,638people
$153kTypical home
$876/moRent
94° / 56°Summer / winter
10"Snow
307Sunny days
43Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 47,638
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 1,603 people per sq mi
- 378 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 150 mi to Las Cruces, NM
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $153k (≈$962/mo)
- Median rent $876/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 307 sunny days a year (153 totally clear)
- 58 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 43 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 16 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (653 per 100k)
- Above-average property crime (2,309 per 100k)
People
- Median age 37
- 33% of households have kids
- 16% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 20 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 5 mi to ROW airport
- 152 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 158 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 77% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1968
- 82% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,629 ft
- 520 mi to the ocean
- 44 mi to a big lake
- 7 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 67 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 31 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 9 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 6 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 145 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 48% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 20 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 169 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 4 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Chaves County: R+45 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk