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Twin Lakes is a tiny town of 893 people in McKinley County, New Mexico. It's about 81 miles from Farmington, NM and 238 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 46°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $57k and rent runs about $672 a month.
893people
$57kTypical home
$672/moRent
89° / 46°Summer / winter
28"Snow
298Sunny days
70Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 893
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 99 people per sq mi
- 238 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 81 mi to Farmington, NM
- 12 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $57k (≈$356/mo)
- Median rent $672/mo
- Median household income $26k
- Property tax about 2.8% of value
- 15.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 46°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 298 sunny days a year (146 totally clear)
- 67 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 70 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 27 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (488 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,521 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 45
- 36% of households have kids
- 14% are 65 or older
- 7% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 26 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 12 mi to GUP airport
- 130 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 11 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1985
- 47% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,355 ft
- 397 mi to the ocean
- 147 mi to a big lake
- 9 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 118 mi to the nearest ski area
- 13 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 4 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 11 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 118 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 80 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 13 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McKinley County: D+24 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Very 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.