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South River is a small town of 1,810 people in San Juan County, New Mexico. It's about 7 miles from Farmington, NM and 268 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 94°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $260k and rent runs about $956 a month.
1,810people
$260kTypical home
$956/moRent
94° / 45°Summer / winter
10"Snow
300Sunny days
55Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,810
- Part of a metro area
- About 212 people per sq mi
- 268 mi to Denver, CO
- 7 mi to Farmington, NM
- 7 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $260k (≈$1,640/mo)
- Median rent $956/mo
- Median household income $69k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 5.0% 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
- 55 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 13 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 49
- 23% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 30 mi to DRO airport
- 145 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 95 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 54% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1995
- 77% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,624 ft
- 481 mi to the ocean
- 145 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 35 mi to the nearest ski area
- 7 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 50 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 58 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 44% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 53 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 4 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 73 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.