NM area data
Mescalero, NM
Mescalero, NM.
Population: 3,590 (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
- 1
- Elementary schools
- 0
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk
- Relatively Moderate
- Top hazards
- lightning, wildfire, winterWeather, drought, hail
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 10.0 in
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 1
- Nearest national park
- White Sands National Park (40 mi)
- Nearest airport
- Otero Mill Airport (16 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Alamogordo White Sands Regional Airport (ALM) (25 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 2
- Avg hospital rating
- 2.5 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Excellent (5.6 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,984
- Mean commute to work
- 22 min
- Households with broadband internet
- 59.0%
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 11,735
- Average weekly wage
- $868
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Administrative Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 6
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