NM area data
Lemitar, NM
Lemitar, NM.
Population: 441 (Census ACS)
The median home value in Lemitar, NM is $97,700. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Low, with lightning, drought, hail the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 7.8% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$97,700
Median home value
Relatively Low
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $97,700
- 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, drought, hail, inlandFlooding, winterWeather
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- drought: Relatively Moderate · earthquake: Relatively Low · hail: Relatively Moderate · iceStorm: Relatively Low · inlandFlooding: Relatively Moderate · lightning: Relatively High
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 79% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 62.9%
- Radon potential (county)
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- 1
- Nearest Superfund site
- Eagle Picher Carefree Battery (3.8 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
- 9.0 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 7b (extreme annual low 5 to 10°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 16
- Days with Good air quality
- 120
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 47
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 2
- Nearest national park
- El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail (25 mi)
- National parks include
- El Camino Real de Tierra Adentro National Historic Trail, Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument
- Airports within 30 mi
- 7
- Nearest airport
- Socorro Municipal Airport (ONM) (9 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1
- Hospitals include
- SOCORRO GENERAL HOSPITAL
- EV charging stations (within 10 mi)
- 6
- Solar radiation rating
- Excellent (5.6 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,982
- Housing built before 1970
- 36.2%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 6.4%
- Median annual property tax
- $554
- Households with broadband internet
- 29.6%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 2,887
- Average weekly wage
- $792
- Top industries (by employment)
- Professional Services, Finance & Insurance, Construction
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 Lemitar, NM?
- $97,700.
- What is the natural-hazard risk in Lemitar, NM?
- Overall risk: Relatively Low (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: lightning, drought, hail, inlandFlooding, winterWeather.
- What is the wildfire risk in Lemitar, NM?
- Risk to homes is higher than 79% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in Lemitar, NM?
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near Lemitar, NM?
- 1 current or proposed National Priorities List site within 5 miles (EPA). Nearest site: Eagle Picher Carefree Battery, 3.8 mi.
- What is the air quality in Lemitar, NM?
- Good. Median AQI: 16. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in Lemitar, NM?
- Regional Price Parity: 92.2 (100 = US average) (Below Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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