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Silver City is a big small town of 9,536 people in Grant County, New Mexico. It's about 92 miles from Las Cruces, NM and 158 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 5 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $182k and rent runs about $866 a month.
9,536people
$182kTypical home
$866/moRent
89° / 55°Summer / winter
5"Snow
317Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 9,536
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 942 people per sq mi
- 158 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 92 mi to Las Cruces, NM
- 47 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $182k (≈$1,148/mo)
- Median rent $866/mo
- Median household income $39k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 13.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 55°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
- 5" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 2 nights a year below 10°F
- Usually calm
Safety
- About average violent crime (409 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,452 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 41
- 18% of households have kids
- 26% are 65 or older
- 36% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 9% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to SVC airport
- 129 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 39 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 65% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1972
- 88% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,945 ft
- 302 mi to the ocean
- 57 mi to a big lake
- Trailhead in town
- 110 mi to the nearest ski area
- Campground in town
- 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
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the top 35% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 13 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 147 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- Vet in town
- 40 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- College in town
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