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Silver City, NM
New Mexico · Grant County
Silver City is a small city in New Mexico with a population of 9,574. Residents earn $39,025 per year, which is 48% below the national average.
2.9
/5.0
C+
Fair
9,574
Population
946/sq mi density
$39,025
Median Income
$27,083 per capita
$160,900
Home Value
$217,337 Zillow
$851
Median Rent
29.0% income on rent
60°F
Avg Temperature
330 sunny days/yr
60
Violent Crime/100K
1,968 property/100K
C+
Overall
2.9 / 5.0
Fair overall score based on economy, affordability, safety and education
C+
Economy
2.6 / 5.0
$39,025 median income, 6.5% unemployment
A
Affordability
4.4 / 5.0
$160,900 home value, $851/mo rent
F
Safety
1.0 / 5.0
60 violent crimes/100K (84% below avg)
B+
Education
3.6 / 5.0
32.4% bachelor's degree or higher
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UFO Sightings
18
Reported UFO sightings from the National UFO Reporting Center database
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Mines
3
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UFO Sightings Near Silver City, NM
18 UFO sighting reports from the National UFO Reporting Center (NUFORC) found near Silver City, NM.
| Name | Year | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Silver city, NM | 2014 | Two bright stars that moved and disappeared into the northern sky at dusk in New Mexico. |
| Silver city, NM | 2012 | Red/orange orb interacts with jets, chased by more jets, re-appears 4 days later. |
| Silver city, NM | 2010 | Intensely bright, slow-moving, "star-like" object that grew even brighter before it suddenly disappeared. |
| Silver city, NM | 2007 | UFO With Green, Red, And Blue Lights That Split Into 2, Formed Back Into One, Then Shut Off And Fell From The Sky Followed By 2 Circles |
| Silver city, NM | 2007 | Dark red Saucer follows Military aircraft. |
| Silver city, NM | 2007 | Strange happenings on I-25 in New Mexico |
| Silver city, NM | 2006 | Very faint flashing strobe. |
| Silver city, NM | 2006 | UFO over Silver City, New Mexico at very low altitude. |
| Silver city, NM | 2006 | 2 ufo sightings silver city new mexico July 12, 2006 |
| Silver city, NM | 2006 | Unusual cloudlike formation with extending tendrils seen over Silver City, New Mexico |
| Silver city, NM | 2005 | bright object emits spherical cloud like something out of WAR OF THE WORLDS. |
| Silver city, NM | 2005 | my wife and i saw a half-moon shaped light emerge to the northwest of town....perfectly symmetrical it expanded for about 5 minutes to |
| Silver city, NM | 2005 | Daytime sighting of white "star-like" objects that moved in formations and also had the ability to suspend themselves motionless. |
| Silver city, NM | 2004 | white object seen going north to south may 18񫺔 in western sky over Silver city,nm. in a.m. |
| Silver city, NM | 2004 | Metallic orange lights over mountains Silver City, New Mexico |
| Silver city, NM | 2004 | Something explodes in the skies over Silver City, New Mexico |
| Silver city, NM | 2001 | Trangular shaped translucent object with lights |
| Silver city, NM | 1997 | the object had no nav. light and moved about in a strange pattern |