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Tularosa is a small town of 2,597 people in Otero County, New Mexico. It's about 68 miles from Las Cruces, NM and 290 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 93°F and winter highs 56°F, with about 19 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $151k and rent runs about $1k a month.
2,597people
$151kTypical home
$1,081/moRent
93° / 56°Summer / winter
19"Snow
310Sunny days
53Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 2,597
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 921 people per sq mi
- 290 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 68 mi to Las Cruces, NM
- 14 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $151k (≈$950/mo)
- Median rent $1,081/mo
- Median household income $52k
- Property tax about 0.5% of value
- 18.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 93°F
- Winter highs around 56°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 310 sunny days a year (158 totally clear)
- 55 cloudy days a year
- 17 of 90 winter days are gray
- 53 days a year with rain or snow
- 19" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 10 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Low violent crime (301 per 100k)
- Low property crime (1,457 per 100k)
People
- Median age 26
- 36% of households have kids
- 13% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Very diverse community
- 8% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 24 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 76 mi to LRU airport
- 90 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 95 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 62% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1975
- 92% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 4,524 ft
- 432 mi to the ocean
- 67 mi to a big lake
- 17 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 20 mi to the nearest ski area
- 17 mi to the nearest campground
- 4 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 25 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 8 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 70 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 26% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 24 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 147 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 10 mi to the nearest vet
- 11 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 12 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Otero County: R+27 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very 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