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Santa Clara is a small town of 1,809 people in Grant County, New Mexico. It's about 85 miles from Las Cruces, NM and 164 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 4 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $142k and rent runs about $543 a month.
1,809people
$142kTypical home
$543/moRent
88° / 56°Summer / winter
4"Snow
317Sunny days
77Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,809
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 909 people per sq mi
- 164 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 85 mi to Las Cruces, NM
- 43 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $142k (≈$892/mo)
- Median rent $543/mo
- Median household income $58k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 7.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Dry summers (dew point 44°F)
- 317 sunny days a year (182 totally clear)
- 48 cloudy days a year
- 15 of 90 winter days are gray
- 77 days a year with rain or snow
- 4" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (338 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,055 per 100k)
People
- Median age 56
- 14% of households have kids
- 37% are 65 or older
- 18% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to SVC airport
- 123 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 42 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 57% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1966
- 76% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,037 ft
- 308 mi to the ocean
- 50 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 115 mi to the nearest ski area
- 2 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 7 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 21% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 18 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 151 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 41 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 8 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grant County: D+5 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- High wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk