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Sunshine is a tiny town of 524 people in Luna County, New Mexico. It's about 60 miles from Las Cruces, NM and 181 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 58°F, with almost no snow. The typical home is valued around $181k and rent runs about $650 a month.
524people
$181kTypical home
$650/moRent
96° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
316Sunny days
45Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 524
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 30 people per sq mi
- 181 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 60 mi to Las Cruces, NM
- 9 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $181k (≈$1,143/mo)
- Median rent $650/mo
- Median household income $45k
- Property tax about 0.3% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 316 sunny days a year (175 totally clear)
- 49 cloudy days a year
- 14 of 90 winter days are gray
- 45 days a year with rain or snow
- Basically no snow
- Snow days are rare
- 21 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 59
- 27% of households have kids
- 33% are 65 or older
- 17% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 22 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 41 mi to SVC airport
- 86 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 10 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 67% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1971
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 4,272 ft
- 317 mi to the ocean
- 61 mi to a big lake
- 32 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 75 mi to the nearest ski area
- 33 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 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
- 3 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 53 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 9 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 50 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 189 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 8 mi to the nearest vet
- 10 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 53 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Luna County: R+19 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Low 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.