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Zuni Pueblo is a big small town of 5,864 people in McKinley County, New Mexico. It's about 122 miles from Farmington, NM and 212 miles from Phoenix, AZ, the nearest major city. Summer highs average 90°F and winter highs 48°F, with about 10 inches of snow a year. The typical home is valued around $82k and rent runs about $724 a month.
5,864people
$82kTypical home
$724/moRent
90° / 48°Summer / winter
10"Snow
298Sunny days
46Rain/snow days
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Size & setting
- Big small town of 5,864
- A standalone small town, not a suburb
- About 465 people per sq mi
- 212 mi to Phoenix, AZ
- 122 mi to Farmington, NM
- 31 mi to the nearest town of 10k+
Money
- Typical home $82k (≈$515/mo)
- Median rent $724/mo
- Median household income $46k
- Property tax about 1.9% of value
- 8.0% unemployment
Weather
- Summer highs around 90°F
- Winter highs around 48°F
- Dry summers (dew point 40°F)
- 298 sunny days a year (146 totally clear)
- 67 cloudy days a year
- 24 of 90 winter days are gray
- 46 days a year with rain or snow
- 10" of snow a year
- 4 days a year with 1"+ of snow
- 1 day a year over 100°F
- 29 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 37
- 40% of households have kids
- 15% are 65 or older
- 8% have a college degree
- Not very diverse
- 4% of residents are college students
Getting around & homes
- Average commute 30 min
- 2% walk or take transit to work
- 31 mi to GUP airport
- 127 mi to ABQ (major hub)
- 32 mi to the nearest Amtrak station
- 71% single-family homes
- Typical home built around 1980
- 61% of homes have broadband
Outdoors
- Hilly terrain
- Elevation 6,277 ft
- 362 mi to the ocean
- 152 mi to a big lake
- 28 mi to the nearest trailhead
- 86 mi to the nearest ski area
- 28 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
- 2 museums within 25 mi
- No breweries & distilleries within 25 mi
- 33 mi to the nearest farmers market
Everyday
- Schools in the bottom 1% of New Mexico districts (reading)
- Grocery store in town
- 32 mi to the nearest ER hospital
- 84 mi to a 4–5★ hospital
- 120 mi to the nearest vet
- 24 mi to the nearest dog park
- 4 congregations per 10k people
- 3 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
Some of this place's Census numbers are blended with county figures because its survey sample is small.