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Property tax: where does it actually go?Forty cents on the dollar goes to local schools. Another thirty cents funds the ...
06/14/2026

Property tax: where does it actually go?
Forty cents on the dollar goes to local schools. Another thirty cents funds the county. San Juan College gets eighteen cents. The City of Farmington and the State of New Mexico each get six.
All of it stays here. None of it goes to Washington.
San Juan County's effective tax rate runs well under 1%, which is one of the quiet reasons people relocating from higher-tax states tend to exhale when they see their first tax bill here.
Questions about property taxes on a specific home? Happy to walk through the numbers.
Jodi Brown · Real Estate PROS · 505-588-7767

If you've ever wondered why people who move to the Mountain West tend to lose a little weight, sleep a little better, an...
06/13/2026

If you've ever wondered why people who move to the Mountain West tend to lose a little weight, sleep a little better, and bring their resting heart rate down without changing much else, here's the answer.
Farmington sits at 5,306 feet. Decades of medical research, including a 2013 study of more than 420,000 U.S. adults, have found a consistent inverse relationship between elevation and obesity, even after accounting for diet, exercise, race, income, and lifestyle. A 2020 county-level study found that adults living between 4,920 and 6,560 feet have roughly 17% lower obesity prevalence than adults below 1,640 feet. Heart disease mortality and stroke mortality both decline measurably with each thousand meters of elevation gain.
Denver and Salt Lake have quietly known this for decades and it's part of what draws people to those cities. Farmington has the same elevation profile and rarely mentions it.
Elevation is one variable among many. Diet, exercise, and access to care still matter most. But if you're comparing locations on a spreadsheet, this is a real, peer-reviewed factor that almost never makes it into the cost-of-living comparison.
It's worth knowing.

About 80% of Americans can no longer see the Milky Way from where they live. Light pollution has wiped it out of every m...
06/12/2026

About 80% of Americans can no longer see the Milky Way from where they live. Light pollution has wiped it out of every major U.S. metro. When the 1994 Northridge earthquake knocked out power across Los Angeles, people called 911 to report a strange glow in the sky. It was the Milky Way. Many had never seen it before.
Out here, it's still part of the night.
Chaco Canyon, ninety minutes from Farmington, is one of only a handful of National Park sites with a Gold-tier International Dark Sky designation. New Mexico holds nine certified Dark Sky Places in total. Mesa Verde, Hovenweep, and Aztec Ruins are all within a short drive.
This used to be a hobbyist's amenity. It isn't anymore. Booking.com put stargazing as the number-one travel trend of 2025, with 62% of surveyed travelers planning a trip around it. Astrotourism is one of the fastest-growing segments in travel, and the reason is simple: most people can't see the night sky from home anymore.
Living here, you can. Most listings don't mention it. They probably should.
Jodi Brown · 505-860-6642
Real Estate PROS · 505-588-7767

Most cities can’t pull this off.Build big and you usually tax hard or borrow heavy. Farmington is doing neither.The Piño...
06/12/2026

Most cities can’t pull this off.
Build big and you usually tax hard or borrow heavy. Farmington is doing neither.
The Piñon Hills Boulevard bridge just opened. The Animas River Gatewave is running. Boundless Journeys Adventure Park is funded. Lions Therapy Pool, Trails+, a new fire engine, all delivered. West Main & Broadway, Foothills Phase III, San Juan Boulevard, Water Treatment Plant upgrades, and Lead & Copper line replacement are all in the pipeline.
Meanwhile, the City of Farmington takes only 6 cents of every property tax dollar you pay. The rest goes to Farmington Schools, San Juan County, San Juan College, and the State of New Mexico. On a $265,000 home, that’s $2,100 a year total, and the City’s share funds public safety, parks, streets, and capital projects.
And the books? Reserves grew 34.6% last year to $38M. Debt is conservative at $141M against a $676M net position. Thirty-one consecutive years of national recognition from the Government Finance Officers Association for excellence in financial reporting.
This is what stewardship looks like. And it’s a big part of why the fundamentals here keep holding up, whether you’re relocating, upsizing, or just paying attention to where the smart money goes.
Source: City of Farmington FY2025 Popular Annual Financial Report. Available at farmingtonnm.gov.

Drive Main Street and you’ll notice the cross-streets don’t line up. Orchard, Commercial, Wall, Miller - they all jog a ...
06/11/2026

Drive Main Street and you’ll notice the cross-streets don’t line up. Orchard, Commercial, Wall, Miller - they all jog a little where they cross Main. There’s a reason.
When F.M. Pierce platted Farmington in 1879, the lots on either side of East Main ended up in different hands after a divorce. According to the National Register nomination on file with the State Historic Preservation Office, Julia Miller kept the north side. A.F. kept the south. Julia vowed her property would never meet his, and the grid stayed jogged.
The railroad arrived in 1905 and reinforced what was already there. So next time you’re at Orchard and Main wondering why the lanes shift, now you know.
Drive it sometime. It’s still there.

West Hammond, BloomfieldIn the high desert, green like this is rare. A few minutes off the main road, you cross into a q...
06/10/2026

West Hammond, Bloomfield
In the high desert, green like this is rare. A few minutes off the main road, you cross into a quieter way of living, where the irrigation ditch runs, the trees throw real shade, and the seasons show up right in your own backyard.
This well cared for 3 bedroom, 2.5 bath home sits on 0.73 acres in the West Hammond corridor. A metal roof, lots of updates throughout, and pride of ownership you can feel the moment you pull in.
Then there is the land:
Ditch irrigation that keeps it all green
Grape vines and a berry patch
Established fruit trees
A mature black walnut tree
A chicken coop ready for the flock
Garden space already in
A 27 by 36 detached shop with 220V power
A covered patio strung with lights for long, slow evenings
Close to everything, far from the noise:
About 5 minutes to Bloomfield
About 20 minutes to Farmington
About 20 minutes to Aztec
Some properties give you a house. This one gives you a way of life.
Come see it for yourself.
Cell: (505) 860-6642
Real Estate PROS - Farmington, NM
Office: (505) 588-7767

The hard work is already done at 5000 Crestwood Drive.This 4 bedroom home sits in one of Farmington's most sought after ...
06/10/2026

The hard work is already done at 5000 Crestwood Drive.
This 4 bedroom home sits in one of Farmington's most sought after areas, just minutes from Lions Wilderness Park and close to shopping and everyday conveniences. The big, fully fenced backyard is the kind people look for and rarely find: a level green lawn, a mature shade tree for afternoon relief, and generous concrete patio space for relaxing or entertaining.
Inside, the updates speak for themselves:

Remodeled kitchen with stainless steel appliances and a skylight that fills the room with natural light
Upgraded flooring throughout
Remodeled bathroom
High efficiency HVAC
Tankless water heater

The feature that really sets this one apart is the sunroom, a bright space wrapped in windows that brings the outdoors in all year. Add the newer storage shed, arched doorways, and custom built in shelving, and you have a home with real function and character.
Homes like this, in this location, do not come along often.
Call or text me to set up your private showing.
Jodi Brown, CRS, Associate Broker 505.860.6642
Real Estate PROS - Farmington, NM 505.588.7767

Worley Field renewed.Civitan Park is one of Farmington’s oldest parks. Mature shade trees, grass shelters, the kind of p...
06/09/2026

Worley Field renewed.
Civitan Park is one of Farmington’s oldest parks. Mature shade trees, grass shelters, the kind of place where families have been coming for generations. And right above it, on the rise, sits Worley Field, a lighted ballpark that has been part of the city’s baseball life for just as long.
The city worked with Pland Collaborative, the Albuquerque-based landscape architecture firm also designing Boundless Journey Adventure Park, on a comprehensive renewal. New turf and irrigation. The grandstand and two light poles relocated for safety. A new scorekeeper’s building. Additional shaded seating. A warning track behind home plate. And throughout, ADA-accessible pathways and ADA-compliant restrooms in the concessions building.
Connie Mack World Series pool play has returned on a field that now meets modern standards without losing the character that made people love it in the first place.
What I appreciate about this renovation is what it says about how Farmington thinks. The city didn’t tear down what was already loved. It renewed it. It made the field work for more people. ADA pathways at a ballpark that has been here for decades is the kind of detail you only get when a community is paying attention to who gets left out and decides to fix it.
Cities reveal their values in how they treat what’s already old and beloved. This is one of those reveals.

One continuous river trail.Most people who move to Farmington discover the Animas River trail system one segment at a ti...
06/08/2026

One continuous river trail.
Most people who move to Farmington discover the Animas River trail system one segment at a time. They find Berg Park first, or Animas Park, or the Riverside Nature Center. Eventually they piece together that the whole thing connects, that there are more than eight miles of trail running through the heart of the city, that it is a certified National Recreation Trail, and that more than a hundred bird species have been identified across it.
What’s less well known is that the city is in the middle of stitching the last gaps together.
Two extensions are in design right now. The first is a 1.66-mile segment of the North Animas Extension, picking up behind Middle Fork Square and heading upstream to a new trailhead near Herrera Road, just south of the new Pinon Hills Boulevard Extension. The second closes the gap between the Among the Waters trail at the confluence and the Centennial Trail near Boyd Park.
When both are built, the river trail runs continuously from one end of the city to the other.
And the long-term vision is bigger. Farmington’s master plan has long imagined river trails extending east along the Animas all the way to Aztec, eventually creating a regional trail spine for the Four Corners. Each of these segments is one more stitch in that longer fabric.
A reminder that what looks like a quiet city is, in fact, building.

Among the Waters.There is a trail just off Bisti Highway, about ten minutes from Main Street, that takes you to the exac...
06/07/2026

Among the Waters.
There is a trail just off Bisti Highway, about ten minutes from Main Street, that takes you to the exact place where the San Juan and Animas Rivers meet. Most people who live here have never been to it.
The route is 3.7 miles out and back. Flat. Crushed rock with a gentle grade. Three footbridges over side channels. Old cottonwood and willow bosques. A quiet spot called Lehmer’s Lookout, dedicated in 2022 to Dr. Robert Lehmer. Interpretive signs along the way that explain the Farmer’s Mutual irrigation ditch and the water infrastructure that has shaped this place for generations.
One of Farmington’s most under-appreciated places.
1057 Bisti Highway. Open year-round.

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