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Tatum is a tiny town of 598 people in Lea County, New Mexico. It's about 85 miles from Lubbock, TX and 364 miles from Oklahoma City, OK, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 6 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $111k and rent runs about $943 a month.
598people
$111kTypical home
$943/moRent
93° / 55°Summer / winter
6"Snow
310Sunny days
47Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 598
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 377 people per sq mi
- 364 mi to Oklahoma City, OK
- 85 mi to Lubbock, TX
- 22 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $111k (≈$701/mo)
- Median rent $943/mo
- Median household income $68k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 54°F)
- 310 sunny days a year (161 totally clear)
- 55 cloudy days a year
- 19 of 90 winter days are gray
- 47 days a year with rain or snow
- 6" of snow a year
- 2 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 11 days a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (583 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (2,449 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 35
- 45% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 9% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 29 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 40 mi to HOB airport
- 205 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 195 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 90% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 4,009 ft
- 503 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 64 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 138 mi to the nearest ski area
- 34 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 3 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 77 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 30% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 22 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 19 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 110 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 23 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 34 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Lea County: R+62 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Low tornado risk
- High 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.