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Roy vs Cloudcroft

225 miles apart. The biggest differences: trails (18× in Cloudcroft) and property tax bill (3.5× in Cloudcroft).

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Roy, NMA small town of 302New Mexico · 302 people

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Cloudcroft, NMA regional job hubNew Mexico · 630 people

Where each one shines

Two towns, two different strengths

What each town does better than most of its state (not better than each other). Tap one to see the page behind it.

RoyA small town of 302

Quiet strengthsRoy doesn’t stand out on the data we haveNeighbors can tell you what the numbers miss.

All about Roy →

CloudcroftA regional job hub

Work339 jobsbased in Cloudcroft, a regional job hub SchoolsBetter than 66%of NM districts

History12 archive photos & papers2 places on the National Register All about Cloudcroft →

The biggest differences

Where they part ways

The rows below where the towns are furthest apart, beyond the Census margin of error. The full table is further down.

Cloudcroft has more miles of trail

Cloudcroft 3.6 miRoy 0.2 mi

Property tax bill3.5×

Tax bills are bigger in Cloudcroft

Cloudcroft $897Roy $258

Seasonal homes+50.8 pts

Cloudcroft has more second homes

Cloudcroft 60.6%Roy 9.8%

Work from home+23.7 pts

More people work from home in Cloudcroft

Cloudcroft 24.5%Roy 0.8%

Street grid2.8×

Cloudcroft has the more walkable street grid

Cloudcroft 97.0Roy 34.5

Jobs per worker3.2×

Cloudcroft is more of a job hub

Cloudcroft 1.72Roy 0.54

★ What stands out · Life in each

Cloudcroft gets 48 more inches of snow a year

The weather, the land, the history and the people, row by row. None of it is a grade: more snow is a plus to a skier.

Seasons

RoyCloudcroft

Snow a year19″67″

January low21°F 19°F

July high88°F 72°F

Growing season (days)167d 134d

Hazard risk (U.S. pctl)73rd 100th

Outdoors & history

RoyCloudcroft

Conserved land—7.3%

National Register places—2

Archive photos—12

Famous people born here1 2

Community

RoyCloudcroft

Library hours a week—30 hrs

Posts this month0 0

Neighbors joined0 0

A dot marks the most on each row. Climate: NOAA 1991–2020 normals at the nearest station. Hazard risk: FEMA National Risk Index, expected yearly damage vs U.S. towns.

Report cards

Grades and rankings, side by side

Our letter grades for safety, schools and health, then every New Mexico ranking list both towns are on. A grade is one measure; read the page behind it.

Schools

–RoyNot graded B+CloudcroftBetter than 66% of districts in the state

Where they are

225 miles apart

Straight-line miles between town centers.

RoyNM CloudcroftNM

Roy ↔ Cloudcroft225 miles apart

Everything, side by side

What matters to you?

Pick a few. Those rows jump to the top and the best fit on each is marked. There’s no overall score: what matters is up to you.

Only big differences vs New Mexico average

RoyCloudcroft

People

Population 302Lowest 630Highest

Growth since 20102010 → 2020 census — +11.3% NM: +2.8%

Median age 55.5±20.5Lowest 41% above NM 61.1±10Highest 55% above NM

Cloudcroft and Roy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Kids under 18 6%±14.2Lowest NM: 21.7% 6.7%±6.5Highest NM: 21.7%

Cloudcroft and Roy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Age 65+ 24.8%±11.9Lowest NM: 19.3% 31.4%±8.1Highest NM: 19.3%

Cloudcroft and Roy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Bachelor’s degree+adults 25+ 38.7%Lowest NM: 31% 43.7%Highest NM: 31%

Enrolled in collegeshare of residents 0%±6.6Lowest NM: 6.3% 6.8%±6.9Highest NM: 6.3%

Cloudcroft and Roy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Cost of living

Household incomemedian $43,203±$18kLowest 33% below NM $56,563±$35kHighest 12% below NM

Cloudcroft and Roy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Home valuemedian, owner-occupied — $234,800±$64k 5% below NM

Rentmedian gross, monthly $1,063±$200 about the NM average —

Property taxmedian, yearly $258Lowest 85% below NM $897Highest 48% below NM

Renters paying 30%+of income on rent 25.6%±56.1Lowest NM: 50.2% 48.9%±59.7Highest NM: 50.2%

Cloudcroft and Roy are within the Census margin of error here, so we can’t say which is really higher.

Below poverty line 29.8%Highest NM: 17.8% 24.6%Lowest NM: 17.8%

Housing

Homeownersof occupied homes 71.1%Lowest NM: 70% 84.2%Highest NM: 70%

Typical home builtmedian year 1965Lowest 20 yrs older than NM 1976Highest 9 yrs older than NM

Getting to work

Average commuteone way 24 minHighest about the NM average 18 minLowest 22% below NM

Work from home 0.8%±1.6Lowest NM: 12.2% 24.5%±17Highest NM: 12.2%

Work in townworking residents 10.3%Lowest 14.2%Highest

Typical commute distancemedian, straight-line 62.3 miHighest 26.3 miLowest

Jobs per working residentover 1.5 = a job hub 0.54Lowest 1.72Highest

Top workplaceoutside town Albuquerque (18%)Alamogordo (20%)

Between these townsresidents who work in the others Few work in CloudcroftFew work in Roy

Outdoors

Conserved landshare of the town 0.1%Lowest 7.3%Highest

Trailsmapped miles 0.2 miLowest 3.6 miHighest

Trail densitymiles per sq mi 0.1 miLowest 2.3 miHighest

Parks & preservesnamed on the map 0Lowest 1Highest

Street connectivityintersections per sq mi, a walkability measure 34.5Lowest 97.0Highest

Schools

School district ROYCLOUDCROFT

High school in town Roy HighCloudcroft High

Students per teacherat that high school 5.4Lowest 10.2Highest

New Mexico average“±” Census margin of errorACS 2020–2024

Deciding?

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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2010 & 2020 censuses, LEHD commute flows; Zillow Home Value Index; NCES Common Core of Data; FBI crime reporting; CDC PLACES; FEMA National Risk Index; NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020; USGS PAD-US and OpenStreetMap. “±” is the Census margin of error; differences inside it are never called. Property tax is top-coded by the Census at $10,000+. There is no overall score: which town is better depends on what matters to you.