Nearly two thirds of Tyrone’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by wildfires at 30%. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 95% of U.S. communities.

95risk score of 100

FEMA risk score

Inland floodingWildfire

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What it facesVery high risk Flood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on record Past disasters11 disaster declarations · Declared for the county Get ready2 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Work & commute

A smaller share of working residents work locally in Tyrone than in most of New Mexico or the rest of the country

Nearly a quarter of residents live below the poverty line in Tyrone; by contrast, the town’s income of the median household stands at $47,000, below both New Mexico’s towns ($55,000) and U.S. towns ($80,000). The top destinations are Silver City (39%), Albuquerque (7%) and Las Cruces (6%). For half of commuters, work is under 14 miles away.

0%work in town

	Tyrone	New Mexico towns	U.S. towns
Below the poverty line	23%	21%	9.6%
Working residents who work in town	0.4%	14%	8%
Median household income	$47,000	$55,000	$80,000

Where working residents work

In Tyrone0%

Silver City39%

Albuquerque7%

Las Cruces6%

El Paso5%

14 mi

median commute distance

jobs based in Tyrone

A commuter town

jobs vs. working residents

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The jobs here16 jobs based here · A commuter town Where people work0% work in Tyrone Commute timesCommute times How far they goHalf commute less than 14 miles

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Expect four seasons and hot summers in Tyrone

The typical July afternoon high for Tyrone comes to 87°F.

13″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter27–54°

Spring39–71°

Summer59–87°

Fall42–71°

Oct 26

typical first frost

Apr 23

typical last frost

+1.6°

vs. the 20th-century average

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A year of weatherJuly highs 87°, January lows 26°Rain & snow13″ of snow a winter · 16 inches of rain and snow a year Heating & coolingMostly a heating bill Then and now+1.6° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Tyrone is

In Tyrone, just over one in ten adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Two figures for adults here: 14% binge drink, 32% have obesity.

	Tyrone	New Mexico towns	U.S. towns
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)	70%	69%	79%
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)	12%	16%	8.1%
Binge drink (CDC PLACES)	14%	13%	16%
Obesity (CDC PLACES)	32%	35%	35%

32 measures vs. New Mexico

7 better25 too close to call0 worse

What stands out	Tyrone	NM
Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth	10.2%	14.2%
Fewer uninsured adults	11.6%	15.6%

Gila Regional Medical Center

6.4 mi away · emergency room

3 of 3

care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

Full pageTyrone’s health reportOpen the page

Everyday habitsFewer adults who get no exercise Hospitals & doctors nearby6.4 miles to an ER · Gila Regional Medical Center How adults are doingFewer adults in fair or poor health Every CDC estimateBetter than NM on 7 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Housing

The median home in Tyrone sells for about $310K

For households in Tyrone, the share who live in a home they own is 73%.

$310Kmedian sale price

homes sold in May

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Prices over the yearsPrices over the years Years of income to buyA typical home costs 6.6 years of income RentsRents

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Tyrone

15pages on Tyrone

The big questions

HealthBetter than NM on 7 of 32 CDC measures Cost of livingWork & commute$47K median household income · 16 jobs here Natural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 95% of U.S. communities · inland flooding

Out and about

PlacesAttractions3 nearby · Gila Cliff Dwellings National Monument 35 mi LibrarySilver City Public Library CollegesWestern New Mexico University is 4.7 mi away

The story

HistorySettled 1906 Climate88° summer highs · 13″ of snow

Day to day

NewsWeatherHandbookZIP code 88065 Town SquareNeighbors

After high school

Colleges nearby

1 within 15 miles of the center of Tyrone

Western New Mexico UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Silver City4.7 mi$7,856 in-state tuition

College town 20 of every 100 Tyrone residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Mexico.

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A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Tyrone for work

Where Tyrone’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

16jobs based in Tyrone

0%of working residents work in town

14 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Tyrone

Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States

Tyrone is a census-designated place in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. It is named for County Tyrone in Ireland. Its population was 637 at the 2010 census and 712 at the 2020 census.

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Area: 0.3 sq mi
Elevation: 5,745 ft
ZIP code: 88065

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