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San Rafael is a small town of 1,039 people in Cibola County, New Mexico. It's about 71 miles from Albuquerque, NM and 261 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 47°F, with about 9 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $123k and rent runs about $759 a month.
1,039people
$123kTypical home
$759/moRent
89° / 47°Summer / winter
9"Snow
302Sunny days
57Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,039
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 66 people per sq mi
- 261 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 71 mi to Albuquerque, NM
- 55 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $123k (≈$775/mo)
- Median rent $759/mo
- Median household income $83k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 47°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 302 sunny days a year (141 totally clear)
- 63 cloudy days a year
- 21 of 90 winter days are gray
- 57 days a year with rain or snow
- 9" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 29 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Very low violent crime (63 per 100k), county-wide
- Very low property crime (216 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 59
- 34% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 57 mi to GUP airport
- 73 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 56 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 63% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1981
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,811 ft
- 403 mi to the ocean
- 127 mi to a big lake
- 10 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 84 mi to the nearest ski area
- 4 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 12 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
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 54 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 18% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 69 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 68 mi to the nearest vet
- 54 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 6 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Cibola County: Purple — split almost evenly
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low 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.