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Sunland Park is a small city of 17,463 people in Doña Ana County, New Mexico. It's about 10 miles from El Paso, TX and 251 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 59°F, with about 2 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $215k and rent runs about $920 a month.
17,463people
$215kTypical home
$920/moRent
96° / 59°Summer / winter
2"Snow
317Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small city of 17,463
- Part of a metro area
- About 1,185 people per sq mi
- 251 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 10 mi to El Paso, TX
- Has its own stores and services
Money
- Typical home $215k (≈$1,357/mo)
- Median rent $920/mo
- Median household income $63k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 59°F
- Dry summers (dew point 49°F)
- 317 sunny days a year (166 totally clear)
- 48 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 2" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 23 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (293 per 100k)
- Very low property crime (847 per 100k)
People
- Median age 31
- 46% of households have kids
- 11% are 65 or older
- 22% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 32 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 13 mi to ELP airport
- 13 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 72% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2003
- 91% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 3,737 ft
- 360 mi to the ocean
- 85 mi to a big lake
- 41 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 3 mi to the nearest ski area
- 28 mi to the nearest campground
- 11 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 588 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 119 bars within 25 mi
- 150 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 6 music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 17 museums within 25 mi
- 4 breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 42% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 7 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 230 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 2 mi to the nearest vet
- 4 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 7 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Doña Ana County: D+10 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
- Low winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk