NM area data
Continental Divide, NM
Continental Divide, NM.
Population: 654 (Census ACS)
The median home value in Continental Divide, NM is $78,000. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Low, with lightning, winterweather, coldwave the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 7.8% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$78,000
Median home value
Relatively Low
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $78,000
- House Price Index (state)
- 406.5 (+0.8% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
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%
Sources: BEA Regional Price Parities (metro/state-level) · EIA energy rates (state-level) · Freddie Mac PMMS (national)
Natural hazards & flood risk
- Overall hazard risk (county)
- Relatively Low
- Top hazards (county)
- lightning, winterWeather, coldWave, inlandFlooding, landslide
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coldWave: Relatively Moderate · earthquake: Relatively Low · heatWave: Relatively Low · inlandFlooding: Relatively Moderate · landslide: Relatively Moderate · lightning: Relatively High
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 50% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 71.7%
- Radon potential (county)
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
- Nearest Superfund site
- Prewitt Abandoned Refinery (11.6 mi)
Sources: FEMA National Risk Index (county-level) · FEMA flood data (ZIP-level) · USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities (county-level) · EPA radon zones + Superfund NPL
Climate (30-year normals)
- Annual precipitation
- 19.8 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 6a (extreme annual low -10 to -5°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 3
- Nearest national park
- El Morro National Monument (32 mi)
- National parks include
- El Morro National Monument, Chaco Culture National Historical Park, El Malpais National Monument
- Airports within 30 mi
- 3
- Nearest airport
- Crownpoint Airport (16 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Gallup Municipal Airport (GUP) (35 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 4
- Hospitals include
- ZUNI COMPREHENSIVE COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, GALLUP INDIAN MEDICAL CENTER, REHOBOTH MCKINLEY CHRISTIAN HEALTH CARE SERVICES
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 2.0 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 2.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (5.3 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,990
- Housing built before 1970
- 28.5%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 29.8%
- Households with broadband internet
- 50.2%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 13,222
- Average weekly wage
- $650
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Administrative Services
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 8
Sources: BLS QCEW (county-level) · Census Building Permits (county-level)
Area data compiled from public government, academic, and industry research feeds. Data sources →
Common questions
- What is the median home value in Continental Divide, NM?
- $78,000.
- What is the natural-hazard risk in Continental Divide, NM?
- Overall risk: Relatively Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: lightning, winterWeather, coldWave, inlandFlooding, landslide.
- What is the wildfire risk in Continental Divide, NM?
- Risk to homes is higher than 50% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in Continental Divide, NM?
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near Continental Divide, NM?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the cost of living in Continental Divide, NM?
- Regional Price Parity: 92.2 (100 = US average) (Below Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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