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Torreon is a tiny town of 580 people in Sandoval County, New Mexico. It's about 57 miles from Albuquerque, NM and 302 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 44°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $314k and rent runs about $1k a month.
580people
$314kTypical home
$1,427/moRent
90° / 44°Summer / winter
19"Snow
302Sunny days
56Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 580
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 42 people per sq mi
- 302 mi to Denver, CO
- 57 mi to Albuquerque, NM
- 45 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $314k (≈$1,979/mo)
- Median rent $1,427/mo
- Median household income $87k
- Property tax about 0.1% of value
- 5.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 44°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 302 sunny days a year (141 totally clear)
- 63 cloudy days a year
- 21 of 90 winter days are gray
- 56 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 21 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (311 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (905 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 29
- 38% of households have kids
- 12% are 65 or older
- 20% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 44 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 62 mi to ABQ airport
- 62 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 59 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 73% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1982
- 67% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,667 ft
- 464 mi to the ocean
- 164 mi to a big lake
- 21 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 46 mi to the nearest ski area
- 16 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 3 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 52 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 21 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 51 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 51 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 29 mi to the nearest vet
- 47 mi to the nearest dog park
- 3 congregations per 10k people
- 45 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Sandoval County: D+6 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low wildfire risk
- Low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- High winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.