Health · Faywood

Faywood, NM health

Faywood differs from New Mexico on 23 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (6.6% vs 13.7%) and fewer adults in frequent mental distress (11.3% vs 16.1%). Where it trails the state: more adults with heart disease (18.3% vs 7.2%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 88034 (all of Faywood)
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How Faywood compares with New Mexico

Each theme counts how many of its measures are better, worse or too close to call against the state. Tap one to jump to it.

Chronic conditions

Out of every 100 Faywood adults…

56 of every 100 Faywood adults have high blood pressure
New Mexico: 34 in 100 · worse · margin 51.6–61.2%

Bars show Faywood; the black tick is New Mexico. Tap a condition to see it as people.

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Faywood, betterFaywood, worseToo close to callNew Mexico
Get no exerciseshare of adults 39.4% Faywood
NM 25.6%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 28.9% Faywood
NM 32.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 6.6% Faywood
NM 13.7%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.7% Faywood
NM 13.4%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Faywood adults getting routine care. The full ring is 100%; the dark tick marks New Mexico.

81%
Yearly checkup
NM 69%
57%
Dentist visit
NM 61%
92%
Cholesterol check
NM 83%
65%
Colon screening
NM 58%
68%
Mammogram
NM 70%
87%
Taking BP meds
NM 73%
1 in 5
working-age adults has no health insurance
Faywood 20.7% · New Mexico 1 in 6 (15.6%)
Mind & connection

How Faywood adults are doing

1 in 4Faywood adults feel lonely
27.9% · New Mexico 34.1% · better
1 in 6Faywood adults have been diagnosed with depression
17.3% · New Mexico 23.2% · better
1 in 5Faywood adults lack social or emotional support
21.4% · New Mexico 24.5% · too close to call
1 in 9Faywood adults are in frequent mental distress
11.3% · New Mexico 16.1% · better
Everyday needs

Making ends meet

Needs that shape health as much as any doctor visit: food, housing, utilities and a way to get around.

1 in 5
Faywood adults worry about having enough food
22.2% · NM 20.9% · about the same
1 in 8
Faywood adults worry about keeping their housing
12.8% · NM 16.5% · better
1 in 10
Faywood adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
9.7% · NM 11.2% · about the same
1 in 10
Faywood adults lack reliable transportation
9.9% · NM 11% · about the same

20.5% of Faywood adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 16.9% across New Mexico.

Disability

Living with a disability

48.4%

of Faywood adults live with a disability (New Mexico 34%). Walking or climbing stairs is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs30.7%
Thinking or memory13.8%
Hearing19.6%
Errands alone12%
Vision13.1%
Dressing or bathing8.7%

Black tick: New Mexico. Shown without a better/worse judgment.

Getting care

Care in and near Faywood

No hospital or community health center in Faywood itself. These are the nearest.

HNearest ERGila Regional Medical CenterSilver City · 25.4 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyThree Crosses Regional Hospital★★★★★ · 67 miDirections →
+Low-cost careHidalgo Medical ServicesSan Lorenzo · 13 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
13 mi
Hidalgo Medical Services
7 sites · nearest in San Lorenzo
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
24.6 mi
Ben Archer Health Center - Deming
Deming · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
25.4 mi
Gila Regional Medical Center
Silver City · ★★★★★
ERRural critical access
25.9 mi
Mimbres Valley Medical Center
Deming · not rated
ERRural critical access
51.1 mi
Sierra Vista Hospital
T Or C · not rated
Rural critical access
67 mi
Three Crosses Regional Hospital
Las Cruces · ★★★★★
ER
! Primary careFaywood's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Grant County · need score 18 of 25
! Dental careFaywood's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Grant County · need score 17 of 25
! Mental healthFaywood's county is a federal shortage area.Border Catchment Area · need score 19 of 25

Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Community health centers charge on a sliding scale by income. Distances are straight-line from the center of Faywood. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Faywood
MeasureFaywoodMarginNew Mexico
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure56.4%51.6–61.2%34.3%worse
High cholesterol49.4%44.3–54.7%35.1%worse
Obesity35.5%28.3–43.4%34.1%about the same
Arthritis43.2%38.7–47.8%25.6%worse
Depression17.3%14.5–20.5%23.2%better
Lost all teeth (65+)18.5%15.1–22.3%14.2%worse
Asthma8.5%7.4–9.8%9.9%better
Cancer (not skin)12.9%11.5–14.4%7.4%worse
Diabetes27.6%24–31.3%13.2%worse
COPD12.7%10.5–15.2%6.6%worse
Heart disease18.3%16.1–20.7%7.2%worse
Stroke8.4%7.3–9.7%3.8%worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes13.7%10.8–16.7%13.4%about the same
Binge drink6.6%5.3–8.1%13.7%better
Get no exercise39.4%33.3–45.8%25.6%worse
Sleep under 7 hours28.9%23.9–34.6%32.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup81.1%77.8–84.1%69%better
Dentist visit56.9%53.1–60.8%61.4%worse
Cholesterol check91.6%90–93%83.4%better
Colon screening64.7%59.1–70%57.5%better
Mammogram68%59.7–76.2%70.3%about the same
Taking BP meds87.3%84.7–89.7%73.3%better
No health insurance20.7%15.4–27.2%15.6%about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely27.9%23.3–32.8%34.1%better
Lack emotional support21.4%17.7–25.2%24.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress11.3%9.8–13%16.1%better
Fair or poor health36.5%31.4–42%24%worse
Frequent physical distress21.7%18.7–24.9%15.5%worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity22.2%17.6–26.9%20.9%about the same
Housing insecurity12.8%10.5–15.5%16.5%better
Utility shut-off threat9.7%8.1–11.4%11.2%about the same
No reliable transportation9.9%8.2–11.8%11%about the same
Receive SNAP20.5%16.1–25.1%16.9%
Disability
Any disability48.4%42.7–54.2%34%
Walking or climbing stairs30.7%26.3–35.4%15.5%
Thinking or memory13.8%11.7–16.3%15.5%
Hearing19.6%17.3–22.1%8.5%
Vision13.1%11.2–15.4%7.2%
Dressing or bathing8.7%7.4–10.3%4.7%
Errands alone12%10.2–14.1%9.3%
About these numbers

How CDC estimates town health

They're modeled estimatesCDC combines a large national health survey with each area's age, sex, race and income mix to estimate local rates. Nobody surveyed Faywood door to door.
Close calls stay grayEvery figure has a margin of error. When the New Mexico figure falls inside it, we don't call Faywood better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Faywood by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Faywood by how much of its land each one covers.

CDC PLACES: Local Data for Better Health, 2025 release. The New Mexico figure combines its counties, weighted by adult population.

Health estimates: CDC PLACES. Hospitals and star ratings: Medicare Care Compare (CMS). Health centers and shortage areas: HRSA. Town boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau.

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