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Upper Fruitland is a small town of 1,457 people in San Juan County, New Mexico. It's about 8 miles from Farmington, NM and 281 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 92°F and winter highs 43°F, with about 8 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $86k and rent runs about $956 a month.
1,457people
$86kTypical home
$956/moRent
92° / 43°Summer / winter
8"Snow
300Sunny days
57Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,457
- Part of a metro area
- About 190 people per sq mi
- 281 mi to Denver, CO
- 8 mi to Farmington, NM
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $86k (≈$544/mo)
- Median rent $956/mo
- Median household income $49k
- Property tax about 1.5% of value
- 11.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 92°F
- Winter highs around 43°F
- Dry summers (dew point 41°F)
- 300 sunny days a year (152 totally clear)
- 65 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 57 days a year with rain or snow
- 8" of snow a year
- 3 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 2 days a year over 100°F
- 12 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (664 per 100k), county-wide
- Low property crime (1,430 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 47
- 25% of households have kids
- 20% are 65 or older
- 14% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 31 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 43 mi to DRO airport
- 151 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 86 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 60% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1987
- 56% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,197 ft
- 469 mi to the ocean
- 132 mi to a big lake
- 11 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 43 mi to the nearest ski area
- 10 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 42 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 21 coffee shops within 25 mi
- No music venues & clubs within 25 mi
- 10 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 44 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 5 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 62 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 7 mi to the nearest vet
- 13 mi to the nearest dog park
- 5 congregations per 10k people
- 58 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- San Juan County: R+32 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
- Moderate winter storm risk
- 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.