Hobbs is a city in Lea County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 40,508 at the 2020 census, increasing from 34,122 in 2010. It is the state's seventh-most populous city. Hobbs is the principal city of the Hobbs, New Mexico micropolitan statistical area, which includes all of Lea County.

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How Hobbs ranks

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#8Fastest growing in NM #12Highest graduation rate in NM #18Lowest property tax in NM All NM rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code88240, 88241, 88242

Area code575

Living in Hobbs

Housing in Hobbs

$217K▲ 3.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Hobbs home is worth about $217,000, up 3.8% in a year, 32% below the New Mexico typical home.

A strong seller's market

Buyer’sBalancedSeller’s

Days on market7

Sold in May28

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Safety in Hobbs

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Safety Grade D-

Hobbs reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 96% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000

Hobbs 7.1

New Mexico 6.5

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Hobbs 30.3

New Mexico 23.5

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Hobbs

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School Grade B-

The public schools Hobbs’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 52% of New Mexico’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#18Best public schoolsof 47 in NM

DistrictHOBBSSchools21

COLLEGE LANE ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades K–5 · 532 students SOUTHERN HEIGHTS ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 472 students STONE ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 429 students TAYLOR ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 426 students CORONADO ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades K–5 · 422 students MURRAY ELEMENTARYElementary · Grades PK–5 · 422 students

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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