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Homes in Las Cruces
Las Cruces's 50,423 homes are a mix: 60% detached houses, 27% apartments or units in buildings of two or more homes and 5% townhouses and other attached houses.
Much of Las Cruces is new: 37% of homes were built 2000 or later, and only 34% before 1980. The median home dates from 1991. 56% of homes are lived in by their owners.
Of the 3 New Mexico cities we have census figures for, Las Cruces has the second-highest share of older homes and the second-highest share of apartments. In nearby El Paso, 39 miles away, 44% of homes were built before 1980, so Las Cruces's windows are on the whole newer. Nationally, Las Cruces's homes are newer than those in 71% of the 375 US cities we have census figures for.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024. Estimates carry margins of error.
Manufactured homes
8% of homes are mobile or manufactured homes, whose windows usually sit in thin walls with little depth inside the opening. An outside mount on a frame is the reliable choice there, fixed into the framing around the window rather than the thin wall panel.
Shallow openings
37% of homes were built in 2000 or later. Newer windows are often set close to the room side of the wall, and handles, cranks and alarm sensors stick out into the space a louver swings through. Measure the depth to the glass and to anything that sticks out; the designer checks it against the louver size you pick.
Rounded drywall corners
66% of homes here were built from 1980 on, and many houses of that era have rounded ("bullnose") drywall corners around the windows instead of square returns. A shutter can't sit flat against a curve: choose an outside mount with a frame that clears the corner, or an inside mount if the flat part of the opening is deep enough for your louvers.
Las Cruces weather and your shutters
At State UNIV, NM (4 mi away), June averages a high of 96.2°F and January a low of 29.6°F. Average highs reach 85°F from May to September and average lows sit at or below freezing from December to January.
About 109 days a year reach 90°F, 69 nights fall to freezing and 11.1 inches of precipitation falls, most of it around August and least in April.
Among the New Mexico cities we have climate normals for, Las Cruces has the most hot days and the most precipitation.
That's more 90°F days than in 84% of the 381 US cities we have climate normals for.
Source: NOAA U.S. Climate Normals 1991–2020, State UNIV, NM (temperature) and Las Cruces 2.0 WSW, NM (precipitation, 1 mi away).
Monthly figures
| Month | Average high | Average low | Precipitation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 58.9°F | 29.6°F | 0.5 in |
| Feb | 64.1°F | 33.5°F | 0.5 in |
| Mar | 71.3°F | 39.2°F | 0.3 in |
| Apr | 78.5°F | 45.7°F | 0.2 in |
| May | 87.1°F | 54.2°F | 0.5 in |
| Jun | 96.2°F | 63.7°F | 0.6 in |
| Jul | 95.6°F | 69.1°F | 2.1 in |
| Aug | 93.6°F | 67.7°F | 2.7 in |
| Sep | 88.4°F | 61.1°F | 1.7 in |
| Oct | 79.6°F | 48.3°F | 0.9 in |
| Nov | 67.9°F | 36.6°F | 0.4 in |
| Dec | 58.1°F | 29.7°F | 0.7 in |
Summer sun
On the 109 days a year above 90°F, closed louvers keep direct sun off the glass and out of the room. In a window that takes afternoon sun, white and light paint finishes stay cooler to the touch than dark stains.
Dry air
Only 11.1 inches of precipitation a year, and days and nights about 30°F apart. Dry air pulls moisture out of wood, so poplar louvers can shrink very slightly through their first dry season; that's normal for real wood.
Fitting them in Las Cruces
Shutter Boys shutters are made for you to fit yourself: an inside or outside mount takes a drill, a level and our step-by-step guide. If you'd rather hire someone, a finish carpenter or blinds installer can fit them; ask on your quote and we'll tell you if we know one near you. You arrange and pay the installer directly.
Price your windows
Add each window, pick your options and send it to us. We check the sizes and reply with your quote.