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A city of 37,942 people in New Mexico
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Map of Clovis: conserved land, trails and the top places to walk
Conserved land23%3,442 of 15,152 acres
Trails9.7 mi0.4 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves1191 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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About Clovis

City in the United States
1906Established
38,567Population
23.8 sq miArea
4,268 ftElevation

Clovis is a city in and the county seat of Curry County, New Mexico. The population was 38,567 at the 2020 census. Clovis is located in the New Mexico portion of the Llano Estacado, in the eastern part of the state. A largely agricultural community, close to the border with Texas, it is noted for its role in early rock music history and for nearby Cannon Air Force Base, current home to the 27th Special Operations Wing which is also known as "The Steadfast Line". A Paleo-Indian site was found near Clovis, where in 1929 a distinctive kind of stone spear-point was discovered. These points were called Clovis points, and the culture associated with them was named the Clovis culture. The Clovis p…

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ZIP code88101, 88102
Area code575
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Housing in Clovis

$165K▲ 1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Clovis home is worth about $165,000, up 1% in a year, 48% below the New Mexico typical home.

A balanced market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s
Days on market36
Sold in May36
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Safety in Clovis

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Not graded

A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Clovis's police department reported only 2023 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000
Clovis 3.7
New Mexico 6.5
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Clovis 15.5
New Mexico 23.5
U.S. 15.5
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Health in Clovis

C−

Health Grade C−

Healthier than 20% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 39% of towns with similar incomes.

Compared with New Mexico

1better than NM·12worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 19 are too close to call.

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Care nearby

Plains Regional Medical CenterClovis · 2.5 mi · ER
La Casa De Buena Salud - ClovisClovis · 2.6 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · county-wide
DentalShortage · county-wide
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
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C

School Grade C

The public schools Clovis’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 71% of New Mexico’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the bottom.

#15Best public schoolsof 47 in NM
DistrictCLOVISSchools17

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NM. Ratings are from neighbors.

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