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1942
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About Portales
City in New Mexico, United StatesPortales () is a city in and the county seat of Roosevelt County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Portales had a population of 12,137. Portales is located near the larger city of Clovis, and Cannon Air Force Base, a major contributor to the economy of the region. Eastern New Mexico University opened in Portales in 1934 as Eastern New Mexico Junior College, and has since grown to become the third-largest university in the state. The area is one of the largest producers of Valencia peanuts in the United States and is the nation's top producer of certified organic peanut butter. Portales is home to about 40 dairies and a major US dairy solids plant, together producing and exp…
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Housing in Portales
The typical Portales home is worth about $139,000, up 0.7% in a year, 56% below the New Mexico typical home.
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Safety in Portales
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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Portales's police department reported only 2024, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Schools in Portales
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The public schools Portales’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 65% 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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