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Vaughn is a tiny town of 493 people in Guadalupe County, New Mexico. It's about 85 miles from Santa Fe, NM and 357 miles from Denver, CO, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 89°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 22 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $72k and rent runs about $514 a month.
493people
$72kTypical home
$514/moRent
89° / 48°Summer / winter
22"Snow
310Sunny days
50Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 493
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 88 people per sq mi
- 357 mi to Denver, CO
- 85 mi to Santa Fe, NM
- 69 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $72k (≈$455/mo)
- Median rent $514/mo
- Median household income $36k
- Property tax about 0.4% of value
- 1.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 89°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 310 sunny days a year (148 totally clear)
- 55 cloudy days a year
- 16 of 90 winter days are gray
- 50 days a year with rain or snow
- 22" of snow a year
- 7 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 13 nights a year below 10°F
- Windier than most places
People
- Median age 35
- 28% of households have kids
- 19% are 65 or older
- 12% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 1% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 21 min
- 5% walk or take transit to work
- 85 mi to ABQ airport
- 85 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 68 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 66% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1961
- 75% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 5,958 ft
- 513 mi to the ocean
- 74 mi to a big lake
- 67 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 80 mi to the nearest ski area
- 37 mi to the nearest campground
- No golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- Few or no 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
- No museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 67 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 32% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 38 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 29 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 79 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 62 mi to the nearest vet
- 75 mi to the nearest dog park
- 7 congregations per 10k people
- 68 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Guadalupe County: Purple — split almost evenly
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Moderate wildfire risk
- Very low earthquake risk
- Very low flood risk
- High drought risk
- Moderate winter storm risk
- Very low heat wave risk
- Very low volcano risk
Limited data: this place is small enough that most of its Census numbers (rent, home value, income, age) are blended with county figures. Treat its match as a rough guide.