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White Sands is a small town of 1,609 people in Doña Ana County, New Mexico. It's about 19 miles from Las Cruces, NM and 257 miles from Tucson, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 95°F and winter highs 58°F, with about 1 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $221k and rent runs about $1k a month.
1,609people
$221kTypical home
$1,385/moRent
95° / 58°Summer / winter
1"Snow
317Sunny days
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Size & setting
- Small town of 1,609
- Part of a metro area
- About 381 people per sq mi
- 257 mi to Tucson, AZ
- 19 mi to Las Cruces, NM
- 19 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $221k (≈$1,392/mo)
- Median rent $1,385/mo
- Median household income $90k
- Property tax about 0.7% of value
- 2.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 95°F
- Winter highs around 58°F
- Dry summers (dew point 48°F)
- 317 sunny days a year (171 totally clear)
- 48 cloudy days a year
- 15 of 90 winter days are gray
- 1" of snow a year
- Snow days are rare
- 18 days a year over 100°F
- 4 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (460 per 100k), county-wide
- Above-average property crime (3,200 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 23
- 36% of households have kids
- 5% are 65 or older
- 42% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 10% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 15 min
- 13% walk or take transit to work
- 27 mi to LRU airport
- 40 mi to ELP (major hub)
- 43 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 84% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 2004
- 98% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Mountain country
- Elevation 4,226 ft
- 394 mi to the ocean
- 60 mi to a big lake
- 16 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 40 mi to the nearest ski area
- 5 mi to the nearest campground
- 5 golf courses within 25 mi
Things to do
- 65 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- 5 bars within 25 mi
- 20 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 11 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- 20 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the top 50% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 15 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 6 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 192 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 16 mi to the nearest vet
- 17 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 17 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- Doña Ana County: D+10 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
- Low 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.