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Tyrone is a tiny town of 814 people in Grant County, New Mexico. It's about 92 miles from Las Cruces, NM and 155 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 55°F, with about 7 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $166k and rent runs about $825 a month.
814people
$166kTypical home
$825/moRent
89° / 55°Summer / winter
7"Snow
317Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 814
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 2,430 people per sq mi
- 155 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 92 mi to Las Cruces, NM
- 45 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $166k (≈$1,047/mo)
- Median rent $825/mo
- Median household income $47k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 6.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 55°F
- Dry summers (dew point 46°F)
- 317 sunny days a year (182 totally clear)
- 48 cloudy days a year
- 15 of 90 winter days are gray
- 7" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 3 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- About average violent crime (409 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,452 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 37
- 19% of households have kids
- 22% are 65 or older
- 23% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 14% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 27 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 10 mi to SVC airport
- 129 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 34 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 86% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1970
- 93% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 5,716 ft
- 298 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 3 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 112 mi to the nearest ski area
- 6 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 18 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 7 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 5 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 5 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 28% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 149 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 5 mi to the nearest vet
- 36 mi to the nearest dog park
- 6 congregations per 10k people
- 5 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Grant County: D+5 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
- 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.