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Living in Spencerville, NM

Spencerville is a small town of 1,264 people in San Juan County, New Mexico. It's about 8 miles from Farmington, NM and 266 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 11 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $255k and rent runs about $1k a month.

1,264people
$255kTypical home
$1,301/moRent
93° / 45°Summer / winter
11"Snow
300Sunny days
57Rain/snow days

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Size & setting

  • Small town of 1,264
  • Part of a metro area
  • About 241 people per sq mi
  • 266 mi to Denver, CO
  • 8 mi to Farmington, NM
  • 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+

Money

  • Typical home $255k (≈$1,608/mo)
  • Median rent $1,301/mo
  • Median household income $79k
  • Property tax about 0.6% of value
  • 4.0% unemployment

Weather

  • Summer highs around 93°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
  • 11" of snow a year
  • 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
  • 2 days a year over 100°F
  • 14 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 57
  • 24% of households have kids
  • 29% are 65 or older
  • 18% have a college degree
  • Very diverse community
  • 5% of residents are college students

Getting around & homes

  • Average commute 20 min
  • 6% walk or take transit to work
  • 28 mi to DRO airport
  • 148 mi to ABQ (major hub)
  • 98 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
  • 63% single-family homes
  • Typical home built around 1982
  • 81% of homes have broadband

Outdoors

  • Gently rolling terrain
  • Elevation 5,883 ft
  • 484 mi to the ocean
  • 143 mi to a big lake
  • 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
  • 32 mi to the nearest ski area
  • 7 mi to the nearest campground
  • 5 golf courses within 25 mi

Things to do

  • 52 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
  • 57 mi to the nearest farmers market

Everyday

  • Schools in the top 39% of New Mexico districts (reading)
  • 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
  • 9 mi to the nearest ER hospital
  • 50 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
  • 5 mi to the nearest vet
  • 4 mi to the nearest dog park
  • 5 congregations per 10k people
  • 74 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

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