NM area data
Malaga, NM
Malaga, NM.
Population: 309 (Census ACS)
Home values & appreciation
- House Price Index
- 406.5 (+0.8% YoY)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 92.2 (100 = US avg)
- Electricity rate (state-level)
- 15.1¢/kWh
- Natural gas rate (state-level)
- $9.80/MCF
- 30-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.66%
- 15-year mortgage rate (national)
- 6.00%
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards
- iceStorm, winterWeather, drought, hail, inlandFlooding
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 63.0°F
- Average high
- 76.0°F
- Average low
- 50.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 14.4 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 49
- Days with Good air quality
- 188
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 3
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- Carlsbad Caverns National Park (29 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Cavern City Air Terminal (CNM) (16 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Cavern City Air Terminal (CNM) (16 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 3
- Avg hospital rating
- 2.5 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Excellent (5.6 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,979
- Households with broadband internet
- 46.2%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 27,379
- Average weekly wage
- $1,446
- Top industries (by employment)
- Mining, Construction, Health Care
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 156
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