Aztec, NM: Local News, Events & Neighbors

Aztec is a city in and the county seat of San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. The city population was 6,126 as of the 2022 population estimate. The Aztec Ruins National Monument is located in Aztec. The city was the site of the Aztec, New Mexico crashed saucer hoax, and it was near the site of the unrelated Project Gasbuggy, an underground nuclear detonation managed by the Atomic Energy Commission. The Aztec Museum hosts interpretive displays and preserved materials documenting each of the above. It also has materials related to the European-American settlement of the Aztec area.

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How Aztec ranks

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#2Most conserved land in NM #6Cheapest rent in NM #5Most trails in NM All NM rankings →

Town numbers

ZIP code87410

Area code505

Living in Aztec

Housing in Aztec

$284K▲ 6.8% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Aztec home is worth about $284,000, up 6.8% in a year, 11% below the New Mexico typical home.

Only 2 sales in May 2026, too few for a market read. The typical value is the steadier guide.

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Safety in Aztec

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Safety Grade C-

Aztec reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 78% report less. Within New Mexico, it does better than 59% of towns.

Violent crime per 1,000

Aztec 3.8

New Mexico 6.5

U.S. 3.3

Property crime per 1,000

Aztec 16.4

New Mexico 23.5

U.S. 15.5

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Schools in Aztec

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School Grade C+

The public schools Aztec’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 61% of New Mexico’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#14Best public schoolsof 47 in NM

DistrictAZTECSchools7

Lydia Rippey Elementary AElementary · Grades PK–3 · 354 students Park Avenue Elementary B+Elementary · Grades 4–5 · 317 students McCoy Avenue Elementary A-Elementary · Grades PK–3 · 313 students Mosaic Academy Charter BElementary · Grades K–8 · 179 students C.V. Koogler Middle BMiddle · Grades 6–8 · 521 students Aztec High BHigh · Grades 9–12 · 696 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results and graduation rates, graded within NM. Ratings are from neighbors.