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Outdoors in Silver
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1917
New Mexico - Silver City through Zuni Buttes, 1917
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Bowden Hall
Bowden Hall is a historic building on the campus of Western New Mexico University in Silver City, New Mexico. It was built as a men's dormitory in 1928, and it was named in honor of a member of the board of regents.
About Silver
Town in New Mexico, United StatesSilver City is a town in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. It is the county seat and the home of Western New Mexico University. As of the 2010 census the population was 10,315. As of the 2020 census, the population was 9,704.
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How Silver ranks
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Housing in Silver
The typical Silver home is worth about $222,000, down 5.6% in a year, 30% below the New Mexico typical home.
A balanced market
Work & commute in Silver
Full picture →50% of Silver’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Albuquerque (5%), Las Cruces (5%) and Bayard (3%). Half commute less than 3 miles.
Health in Silver
Health Grade C
Healthier than 33% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 87% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with New Mexico
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 24 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Silver
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 78% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Silver
Full climate →Silver has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 87°, a January night drops to 26°, and about 13 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Silver
All Silver schools →School Grade B
The public schools Silver’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 58% of New Mexico’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.
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.
Silver is a college town
Colleges →of Silver’s residents are enrolled in college. Western New Mexico University has about 2,302 students on campus.
Silver’s library
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