NM area data
Navajo Dam, NM
Navajo Dam, NM.
Population: 458 (Census ACS)
The median home value in Navajo Dam, NM is $192,096 — up 8.5% over the past year. FEMA's National Risk Index rates the county's overall natural-hazard risk Relatively Moderate, with drought, lightning, winterweather the top-rated hazards. Cost of living is 7.5% below the US average (BEA, metro/state-level).
$192,096
Median home value
+8.5%
1-year change
Relatively Moderate
Hazard risk (county)
Home values & appreciation
- Median home value
- $192,096
- 1-year appreciation
- +8.5%
- 3-year appreciation
- +3.0%
- 5-year appreciation
- -2.4%
- All-time peak (2021-12)
- $210,961
- House Price Index (state)
- 406.5 (+0.8% YoY)
Sources: home value index (ZIP-level) · FHFA House Price Index (state-level)
Market activity
- For-sale inventory
- 6
- 1-year forecast
- +1.4%
Source: recent area sales and market data (ZIP-level)
Affordability
- Cost of living index (Below Average)
- 92.5 (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 Moderate
- Top hazards (county)
- drought, lightning, winterWeather, coldWave, heatWave
- Notable hazard ratings (county)
- coldWave: Relatively Moderate · drought: Relatively High · earthquake: Relatively Low · heatWave: Relatively Moderate · iceStorm: Relatively Low · inlandFlooding: Relatively Moderate
- Wildfire risk to homes (county)
- Higher than 49% of US counties
- Buildings in wildfire direct-exposure zone
- 49.4%
- Radon potential (county)
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3
- EPA Superfund (NPL) sites within 5 mi
- None
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)
- Average annual temperature
- 54.0°F
- Average high
- 71.0°F
- Average low
- 36.0°F
- Annual precipitation
- 11.2 in
- USDA plant hardiness zone
- 6b (extreme annual low -5 to 0°F)
Sources: NOAA Climate Normals (30-year, nearest-station) · USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map (2023)
Air quality
- Air quality rating
- Good
- Median AQI (annual)
- 46
- Days with Good air quality
- 249
- Days with Moderate air quality
- 112
- Highest AQI recorded (year)
- 117
Source: EPA air quality data (nearest monitoring station, annual)
Amenities
- National parks within ~60 mi
- 3
- Nearest national park
- Aztec Ruins National Monument (19 mi)
- National parks include
- Aztec Ruins National Monument, Mesa Verde National Park, Chaco Culture National Historical Park
- Airports within 30 mi
- 5
- Nearest airport
- Navajo Lake Airport (4 mi)
- Nearest major airport
- Durango La Plata County Airport (DRO) (20 mi)
- Hospitals nearby (~15 mi)
- 1,090
- Hospitals include
- MIZELL MEMORIAL HOSPITAL, CRENSHAW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL, CRENSHAW COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
- Avg hospital rating (CMS)
- 3.1 / 5
- Best hospital rating nearby (CMS)
- 5.0 / 5
- Solar radiation rating
- Good (5.4 kWh/m²/day)
Sources: National Park Service · FAA airport data · CMS hospital data · DOE/NREL (proximity-based)
Migration
- Net migration (county)
- +860 tax filers
Source: IRS county-to-county migration data (county-level, ~12-month lag)
Housing stock
- Median year housing built
- 1,996
- Housing built before 1970
- 8.0%
- Housing built 2000 or later
- 20.5%
- Households with broadband internet
- 1.9%
Source: Census ACS 5-year estimates (ZIP-level)
Employment & development
- Total county employment
- 34,792
- Average weekly wage
- $1,031
- Top industries (by employment)
- Health Care, Accommodation & Food, Mining
- Annual residential building permits (county)
- 70
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 Navajo Dam, NM?
- $192,096.
- What is the natural-hazard risk in Navajo Dam, NM?
- Overall risk: Relatively Moderate (FEMA NRI, county-level). Top hazards: drought, lightning, winterWeather, coldWave, heatWave.
- What is the wildfire risk in Navajo Dam, NM?
- Risk to homes is higher than 49% of US counties (USDA Forest Service Wildfire Risk to Communities, county-level).
- What is the radon potential in Navajo Dam, NM?
- Moderate radon potential — EPA Zone 2 of 3, county-level. EPA recommends testing every home regardless of zone.
- Are there Superfund sites near Navajo Dam, NM?
- No current or proposed National Priorities List sites within 5 miles (EPA).
- What is the air quality in Navajo Dam, NM?
- Good. Median AQI: 46. (EPA AQI).
- What is the cost of living in Navajo Dam, NM?
- Regional Price Parity: 92.5 (100 = US average) (Below Average) (BEA RPP, metro/state-level).
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