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Shiprock is a big small town of 7,610 people in San Juan County, New Mexico. It's about 29 miles from Farmington, NM and 291 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $104k and rent runs about $694 a month.
7,610people
$104kTypical home
$694/moRent
94° / 45°Summer / winter
19"Snow
300Sunny days
57Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 7,610
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 563 people per sq mi
- 291 mi to Denver, CO
- 29 mi to Farmington, NM
- 29 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $104k (≈$658/mo)
- Median rent $694/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 1.3% of value
- 14.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 94°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 300 sunny days a year (152 totally clear)
- 65 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 57 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 3 days a year over 100°F
- 10 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (664 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,430 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 34
- 39% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 6% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 8% walk or take transit to work
- 36 mi to CEZ airport
- 168 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 87 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 56% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1988
- 67% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,879 ft
- 460 mi to the ocean
- 111 mi to a big lake
- 24 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 50 mi to the nearest ski area
- 24 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course 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
- 23 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 11% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 14 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 70 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 28 mi to the nearest vet
- 32 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- San Juan County: R+32 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk