NM area data
White Sands Missile Range, NM
White Sands Missile Range, NM.
Population: 1,609 (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
- 1
- Middle schools
- 0
- High schools
- 0
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 9.8 in
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Moderate
- Median AQI (annual)
- 62
- Days with Good air quality
- 97
- Days with Unhealthy air quality
- 6
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 3
- Nearest national park
- Butterfield Overland National Historic Trail (19 mi)
- Nearest airport
- White Sands Mar Site Airport (19 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Las Cruces International Airport (LRU) (26 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 10
- Avg hospital rating
- 1.8 / 5
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 3
- Solar radiation rating
- Excellent (5.5 kWh/m²/day)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 2,004
- Households with broadband internet
- 84.3%
Employment & development
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 680
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