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Vaughn, NM

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Population
272
U.S. Census Population Estimates Program · 2025
Elevation
5,976 ft
Median Home Value
$34,300
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Rent
$437/mo
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
Median Income
$29,135
U.S. Census American Community Survey 5-Year · 2024
General Quality
Overall rating out of 100

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About Vaughn

Sitting out on the eastern New Mexico plains, Vaughn is a small crossroads community surrounded by miles of open ranchland. It started as a busy rail junction in the early 1900s, and you can still see that history in the tracks cutting across town. Today, life here is quiet and unhurried, centered on the local school and neighboring cattle ranches. For anyone drawn to wide-open country and low-key living, Vaughn offers plenty of space and friendly, small-town simplicity.

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Lower FEMA County Hurricane Risk IndexA+100.0ratingLower Projected Late-Century County-Area Exposure to Sea-Level RiseA+100.0ratingLow PopulationA+100.0rating

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