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Outdoors in Las Vegas
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About Las Vegas
City in New Mexico, United StatesLas Vegas is a city in the state of New Mexico in the United States. It is the county seat of San Miguel County. Las Vegas was once two separate municipalities, one named West Las Vegas ("Old Town") and one named East Las Vegas ("New Town"). They were separated by the Gallinas River and still retain distinct characters and separate school districts. Las Vegas is home to New Mexico Highlands University. The city's population was 13,166 at the official 2020 census.
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How Las Vegas ranks
All →Town numbers
Housing in Las Vegas
The typical Las Vegas home is worth about $238,000, up 9.9% in a year, 25% below the New Mexico typical home.
A seller's market
Safety in Las Vegas
Safety Grade D
Las Vegas reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 90% report less. Within New Mexico, it does better than 31% of towns.
Health in Las Vegas
Compared with New Mexico
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 24 are too close to call.
What stands out
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Schools in Las Vegas
All Las Vegas schools →School Grade B-
The public schools Las Vegas’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 54% of New Mexico’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
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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