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Ventura is a tiny town of 603 people in Luna County, New Mexico. It's about 53 miles from Las Cruces, NM and 186 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 96°F and winter highs 58°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $122k and rent runs about $650 a month.
603people
$122kTypical home
$650/moRent
96° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
316Sunny days
51Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 603
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 110 people per sq mi
- 186 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 53 mi to Las Cruces, NM
- 4 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $122k (≈$772/mo)
- Median rent $650/mo
- Median household income $31k
- Property tax about 0.6% of value
- 3.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 96°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 316 sunny days a year (175 totally clear)
- 49 cloudy days a year
- 14 of 90 winter days are gray
- 51 days a year with rain or snow
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 21 days a year over 100°F
- Rarely drops below 10°F
- Breezy
People
- Median age 35
- 35% of households have kids
- 23% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 3% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 16 min
- 1% walk or take transit to work
- 39 mi to SVC airport
- 82 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 5 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 64% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1976
- 84% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Flat, open land
- Elevation 4,262 ft
- 324 mi to the ocean
- 51 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 73 mi to the nearest ski area
- 29 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 15 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 50 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 14% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 4 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 50 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 195 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 3 mi to the nearest vet
- 3 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 51 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Luna County: R+19 in 2024
- New Mexico: D+6 in 2024
Natural hazards
- Very low hurricane risk
- Very low tornado risk
- Low 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
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.