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Tucumcari is a big small town of 5,160 people in Quay County, New Mexico. It's about 106 miles from Amarillo, TX and 324 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 53°F, with about 15 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $64k and rent runs about $704 a month.
5,160people
$64kTypical home
$704/moRent
95° / 53°Summer / winter
15"Snow
307Sunny days
64Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,160
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 543 people per sq mi
- 324 mi to Denver, CO
- 106 mi to Amarillo, TX
- 58 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $64k (≈$404/mo)
- Median rent $704/mo
- Median household income $32k
- Property tax about 0.8% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 53°F
- Comfortable summers (dew point 52°F)
- 307 sunny days a year (151 totally clear)
- 58 cloudy days a year
- 20 of 90 winter days are gray
- 64 days a year with rain or snow
- 15" of snow a year
- 5 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 20 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 45
- 25% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 19% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 5% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 10 min
- 4% walk or take transit to work
- 62 mi to CVN airport
- 164 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 90 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 81% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1960
- 74% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 4,029 ft
- 607 mi to the ocean
- 15 mi to a big lake
- 90 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 120 mi to the nearest ski area
- 18 mi to the nearest campground
- 2 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 6 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 21 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 37% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 126 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 58 mi to the nearest vet
- Dog park in town
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 71 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Quay County: R+41 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk