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About Fort Sumner
Village and county seat in De Baca County, New Mexico, United StatesFort 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.
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Housing in Fort Sumner
The typical Fort Sumner home is worth about $111,000, up 2.7% in a year, 65% below the New Mexico typical home.
Health in Fort Sumner
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of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 19 are too close to call.
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Schools in Fort Sumner
All Fort Sumner schools →School Grade B-
The public schools Fort Sumner’s kids attend outperform 53% of New Mexico’s districts on state tests.
School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within NM. Ratings are from neighbors.
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