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Yah-ta-hey is a tiny town of 507 people in McKinley County, New Mexico. It's about 85 miles from Farmington, NM and 235 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 88°F and winter highs 45°F, with about 28 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $53k and rent runs about $859 a month.
507people
$53kTypical home
$859/moRent
88° / 45°Summer / winter
28"Snow
298Sunny days
71Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Tiny town of 507
- Its own small hub, not a suburb
- About 148 people per sq mi
- 235 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 85 mi to Farmington, NM
- 8 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $53k (≈$337/mo)
- Median rent $859/mo
- Median household income $44k
- Property tax about 2.9% of value
- 10.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 88°F
- Winter highs around 45°F
- Dry summers (dew point 39°F)
- 298 sunny days a year (146 totally clear)
- 67 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 71 days a year with rain or snow
- 28" of snow a year
- 10 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- Rarely hits 100°F
- 28 nights a year below 10°F
- Breezy
Safety
- Above-average violent crime (488 per 100k), county-wide
- About average property crime (1,521 per 100k), county-wide
People
- Median age 50
- 34% of households have kids
- 21% are 65 or older
- 13% have a college degree
- Mixed community
- 2% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 40 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 8 mi to GUP airport
- 130 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 8 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 45% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1997
- 59% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Gently rolling terrain
- Elevation 6,680 ft
- 394 mi to the ocean
- 149 mi to a big lake
- 5 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 122 mi to the nearest ski area
- 12 mi to the nearest campground
- 1 golf course within 25 mi
Things to do
- 37 sit-down restaurants within 25 mi
- Few or no bars within 25 mi
- 6 coffee shops within 25 mi
- 1 music venue or club within 25 mi
- 4 museums within 25 mi
- 1 brewery or distillery within 25 mi
- Farmers market in town
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 12% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- 2 mi to the nearest grocery store
- 8 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 114 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 83 mi to the nearest vet
- 20 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 10 mi to the nearest college
Politics
- McKinley County: D+24 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
- High 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.