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A town of 1,178. A typical home worth about $165K.

Photo: A person of sorts · CC BY 4.0
Population
1,178
−4.7% since 2010
Typical home
$165K
+1.4% in a year
Household income
$43K
median
Median age
33.4
years
Jobs based here
297
Balanced

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Small town

1,178 people, and everyone knows the way

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Housing

A typical Mountainair home is worth about $165K

The typical Mountainair home is worth about $165,000, up 1.4% in a year, 48% below the New Mexico typical home.

$165KZillow home value

Typical home value

Mountainair$165K
New Mexico$318K
+1.4%
value change, 1 year
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →
Health

Healthier than 29% of U.S. towns

Mountainair beats the New Mexico average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 10.

CHealth Grade
32 measures vs. New Mexico
1 better21 too close to call10 worse
What stands outMountainairNM
More adults treating high blood pressure78.5%73.3%
More older adults who have lost all their teeth23.3%14.2%
VA New Mexico Healthcare System
41.5 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
39th
percentile among NM towns
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Climate

Four seasons, pleasant summers

Mountainair has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 86°, a January night drops to 20°, and about 14 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

14″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter21–47°
Spring35–67°
Summer54–86°
Fall37–67°
Oct 19
typical first frost
May 2
typical last frost
+2.2°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute

About one in five working residents works right in Mountainair

About one in 5 of Mountainair’s working residents works in town. The top destinations are Albuquerque (22%), Estancia (6%) and El Paso (5%). Half commute less than 43 miles.

22%work in town

Where working residents work

In Mountainair22%
Albuquerque22%
Estancia6%
El Paso5%
Socorro4%
43 mi
median commute distance
297
jobs based in Mountainair
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Natural hazards

High risk, with inland flooding at the top

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 64% of U.S. communities.

64risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
64High riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingWildfireDrought
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Schools

The schools Mountainair’s kids attend

MOUNTAINAIR · 3 schools

SchoolGradesStudents
Mountainair ElementaryPK–590
Mountainair Jr. High6–836
Mountainair High9–1258
NCES · EDFactsAll 3 schools →
Outdoors

0% of Mountainair is conserved land

0.1 miles of trails across 2 parks and preserves.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 1,009 acres
0.1 mi
of trails · 0.1 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. Chavez Memorial Park—2
2. Monte Alto Plaza0.1 mi1
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
Mountainair, New Mexico. Countryside along the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad between Vaughn and Belen, New Mex…
1943 · Mountainair, New Mexico. Countryside along the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad between Vaughn and Belen, New Mex… · Library of Congress
Mountainair’s story

Mountainair in pictures

12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 4 places on the National Register.

Mountainair, New Mexico. A cultivated field along the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad between Vaughn and Belen, …Mountainair, New Mexico. A cultivated field along the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad between Vaughn and Belen, …Mountainair (vicinity), New Mexico. Landscape along the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
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Landmarks

4 places in Mountainair on the National Register of Historic Places.

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About Mountainair

Town in New Mexico, United States

Official town website ↗

Mountainair is a town in Torrance County, New Mexico, United States. It was founded in 1902 by John Corbett, Colonel E. C. Manning, and Elias S. Stover. The population was 884 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area. The main visitor center for Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument is located within the town.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Population
884
Area
1.1 sq mi
Elevation
6,519 ft
ZIP code
87036
Area code
505

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