Tucumcari
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Outdoors in Tucumcari
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Ranch scene, 1914
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Cactus Motor Lodge
The Cactus Motor Lodge, later known as the Cactus RV Park, was a motel located along historic U.S. Route 66 in Tucumcari, New Mexico. I.E. and Edna Perry built the lodge in 1941.
About Tucumcari
City in the United StatesTucumcari (; TOO-cum-carry) is a city in and the county seat of Quay County, New Mexico, United States. Its population was 5,278 at the 2020 census. Tucumcari was founded in 1901, two years before Quay County was established.
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Housing in Tucumcari
The typical Tucumcari home is worth about $88,000, down 3.7% in a year, 72% below the New Mexico typical home.
Safety in Tucumcari
Not graded
A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). Tucumcari's police department reported none of them, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.
Work & commute in Tucumcari
Full picture →41% of Tucumcari’s working residents work right in town. The top destinations are Albuquerque (9%), Clovis (6%) and Santa Fe (4%). Half commute less than 39 miles.
Health in Tucumcari
Health Grade C−
Healthier than 17% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates, and 83% of towns with similar incomes.
Compared with New Mexico
of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 14 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Tucumcari
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 48% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Tucumcari
Full climate →Tucumcari has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 95°, a January night drops to 24°, and about 15 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Schools in Tucumcari
All Tucumcari schools →School Grade C
The public schools Tucumcari’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 72% 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.
Colleges in Tucumcari
Colleges →of Tucumcari’s residents are enrolled in college. Mesalands Community College has about 450 students on campus.
Tucumcari’s library
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