A town of 8,481, settled in 1598. Home to 18 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
The 3 things Socorro does most differently from other towns.
1890s · US 1893 Price Bros Socorro to Delhi NY …6 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives, and 18 places on the National Register.
0.4% of the town is conserved land, across 8 parks and preserves.
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Ordered by what stands out in Socorro. Another town gets a different order.
73 miles of trails across 8 parks and preserves.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Sedillo Park | 0.4 mi | 22 |
| 2. Clark Field | — | 8 |
| 3. NMT Alumni Hill Park | 0.2 mi | 7 |
49% of Socorro’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Albuquerque (18%), Lemitar (2%) and Las Cruces (2%). Half commute less than 5 miles.
The public schools Socorro’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 51% of New Mexico’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.
| School | Grades | Students | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkview Elementary | PK–5 | 382 | Not graded |
| Cottonwood Valley Charter | K–8 | 170 | Not graded |
| R. Sarracino Middle | 6–8 | 221 | Not graded |
| Socorro High | 9–12 | 378 | B+ |
Socorro beats the New Mexico average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2.
| What stands out | Socorro | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6% | 7.4% |
| Fewer adults with arthritis | 21.9% | 25.6% |
| Fewer adults seeing a dentist | 56.6% | 61.4% |
The typical Socorro home is worth about $199,000, up 2.7% in a year, 37% below the New Mexico typical home.
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 92% of U.S. communities.
Socorro has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 94°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 2 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
18 places in Socorro on the National Register of Historic Places.
6 notable people were born in Socorro.
City in New Mexico, United States
Socorro (, sə-KOR-oh) is a city in Socorro County in the U.S. state of New Mexico. It is in the Rio Grande Valley at an elevation of 4,579 feet (1,396 m). At the 2020 census, the population was 8,707. It is the county seat of Socorro County. Socorro is located 74 miles (119 km) south of Albuquerque and 146 miles (235 km) north of Las Cruces. The instruments used by the LINEAR program are located at Lincoln Laboratory's Experimental Test Site (ETS) on the White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) near Socorro, New Mexico.
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