1943 · ATSF No. 5006 · Wikimedia Commons
Vaughn’s story
Vaughn in pictures
12 postcards, papers and photographs from public archives.
- 1943ATSF No. 5006
VaughnNM
A town of 493.
Photo: John Phelan · CC BY 3.0
Population
493
residents
Median home value
$34K
Census ACS
Household income
$29K
median
Median age
35.2
years
Jobs based here
84
Balanced
Small town
493 people, and everyone knows the way
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The data
Ordered by what stands out in Vaughn. Another town gets a different order.
Natural hazards
Very high risk, with inland flooding at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 82% of U.S. communities.
82risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingWildfire
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMANatural hazards →
Climate
Four seasons, pleasant summers
Vaughn has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. A typical July afternoon reaches 88°, a January night drops to 21°, and about 26 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
26″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter22–50°
Spring36–69°
Summer56–87°
Fall39–69°
Oct 6
typical first frost
May 9
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Full climate →
Work & commute
Most working residents commute out of Vaughn
Most working residents leave Vaughn for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Santa Rosa (45%), Albuquerque (7%) and Las Vegas (5%). Half commute less than 42 miles.
4%work in town
Where working residents work
In Vaughn4%
Santa Rosa45%
Albuquerque7%
Las Vegas5%
Tucumcari5%
42 mi
median commute distance
84
jobs based in Vaughn
Balanced
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACSCommute map →
Health
How healthy Vaughn is
Vaughn beats the New Mexico average on 5 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 13.
32 measures vs. New Mexico
5 better14 too close to call13 worse
| What stands out | Vaughn | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10.5% | 13.7% |
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 11.6% | 14.2% |
| More adults with diabetes | 20.2% | 13.2% |
Guadalupe County Hospital
36.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSAFull health report →
Schools
The schools Vaughn’s kids attend
VAUGHN · 2 schools
| School | Grades | Students | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vaughn Elementary | PK–5 | 43 | |
| Vaughn High | 6–12 | 27 |
NCES · EDFactsAll 2 schools →
Outdoors
1% of Vaughn is conserved land
1.6 miles of trails across 1 parks and preserves.
1%conserved
1%
conserved · 35 of 3,572 acres
1.6 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Huntsinger Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-USParks & trails →
About Vaughn
Town in New Mexico, United States
Vaughn is a town in Guadalupe County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 286 at the 2020 census, down from the figure of 446 recorded in 2010. It is located at an intersection of the Burlington Northern Santa Fe and Union Pacific railroad lines.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Population
- 286
- Area
- 5.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 5,978 ft
- ZIP code
- 88353
- Area code
- 575
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