NM area data
Melrose, NM
Melrose, NM.
Population: 891 (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%
Schools
- Total schools
- 3
- Elementary schools
- 1
- Middle schools
- 1
- High schools
- 1
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards
- drought, winterWeather, hail, lightning, strongWind
Climate (30-year normals)
- Average annual temperature
- 60.0°F
- Average high
- 76.0°F
- Average low
- 45.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 15.5 in
Amenities
- Nearest airport
- Myers Airport (6 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Cannon Air Force Base (CVS) (16 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 2
- Avg hospital rating
- 2.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (5.5 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,971
- Median annual property tax
- $524
- Households with broadband internet
- 60.6%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 14,514
- Average weekly wage
- $832
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Agriculture
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 41
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