Midway is a community in Chaves County, New Mexico, home to about 541 people across 2.5 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 88230.
Homes sold for a median of $117 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Population541217 per sq mi
Median home value$178,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$117Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Midway. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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History
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Around Midway
Distances
Nearest major airport
El Paso International Airport (ELP)150 miles away
Closer regional airport
Roswell Air Center Airport (ROW)11 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Lubbock, TX146 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
San Antonio, TX431 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Midway; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Midway had 818 residents in the 2020 census, down 16% since 2010.
It’s the 235th largest of 494 towns in New Mexico by population.
Chaves County grew from 4,773 residents in 1900 to 65,157 in 2020.
Chaves County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 97°F in summer, and winter lows average 28°F. About 11.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 10 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Roswell Ind Air Pk, NM weather station (11 miles away).
Jobs in Chaves County
16,093 jobs at 1,342 businesses in Chaves County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
7 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Midway.
Nearest hospitals
Lovelace Regional Hospital - RoswellGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Roswell17.4 miles
Eastern New Mexico Medical CenterGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 1 of 5 · Roswell18.1 miles
Artesia General HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · Artesia23.7 miles
Providers with an office here
Dentists
1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
1
Mental health providers
2
Physical and occupational therapists
3
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Places in and around Midway
Libraries (1 nearby)
Dexter Public Library0.7 mi
Counts are within about 1.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Dexter. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Dexter ElementaryDexter
Pre-K–5
330
Public
0.7 mi
Dexter MiddleDexter
6–8
178
Public
0.9 mi
Dexter HighDexter
9–12
264
Public
0.9 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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