Fort SumnerNM
A town of 938. A typical home worth about $111K.
Population
938
−13.8% since 2010
Typical home
$111K
+2.7% in a year
Jobs based here
310
Balanced
What makes Fort Sumner stand out The 2 things Fort Sumner does most differently from other towns.
A shrinking town Fort Sumner has shrunk 13.8% since 2010 1,031 people in 2010; 938 today.
What’s changed most in Fort Sumner? U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 · ACS
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Housing
A typical Fort Sumner home is worth about $111K The typical Fort Sumner home is worth about $111,000, up 2.7% in a year, 65% below the New Mexico typical home.
$111K Zillow home value
Typical home value Fort Sumner $111K
New Mexico $318K
+2.7%
value change, 1 year
Natural hazards
Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 89% of U.S. communities.
89 risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
89 Very high risk Lower Higher Inland flooding Drought Wildfire
Climate
Four seasons, hot summers Fort Sumner has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 93°, a January night drops to 25°, and about 9 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
9″ snow a winter
Typical low → high °F Winter 26–56°
Spring 42–75°
Summer 63–92°
Fall 44–74°
Oct 30
typical first frost
+1.6°
vs. the 20th-century average
Work & commute
About one in three working residents works right in Fort Sumner About one in 3 of Fort Sumner’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Albuquerque (11%), Clovis (7%) and Portales (3%). Half commute less than 59 miles.
31% work in town
Where working residents work In Fort Sumner 31%
Albuquerque 11%
Clovis 7%
Portales 3%
Roswell 3%
59 mi
median commute distance
310
jobs based in Fort Sumner
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Health
How healthy Fort Sumner is Fort Sumner beats the New Mexico average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9.
32 measures vs. New Mexico
What stands out Fort Sumner NM Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off 9.6% 11.2% More adults treating high blood pressure 79.7% 73.3% More adults with heart disease 9.7% 7.2%
Guadalupe County Hospital
40.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
Schools
Fort Sumner’s public schools outperform 53% of New Mexico districts The public schools Fort Sumner’s kids attend outperform 53% of New Mexico’s districts on state tests.
B− School Grade
Outdoors
0% of Fort Sumner is conserved land 6.9 miles of trails across 0 parks and preserves.
0% conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 2,128 acres
6.9 mi
of trails · 2.1 per sq mi
Small town 938 people, and everyone knows the way In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
What should every visitor to Fort Sumner know? Nearby towns
c. 1864 · Hweeldi3 · Wikimedia Commons
Fort Sumner’s story
Fort Sumner in pictures
6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 4 places on the National Register.
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Landmarks 4 places in Fort Sumner on the National Register of Historic Places.
All landmarks → About Fort Sumner Village and county seat in De Baca County, New Mexico, United States
Fort Sumner is a village in and the county seat of De Baca County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Fort Sumner had a population of 889. Fort Sumner is the spring and fall home of the Columbia Scientific Balloon Facility.
From Wikipedia , licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
Population 889
Area 3.3 sq mi
Elevation 4,032 ft
ZIP code 88119 
