Health · Loco Hills

Loco Hills, NM health

Loco Hills differs from New Mexico on 13 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults with heart disease (4.5% vs 7.2%) and fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (9.6% vs 14.2%). Where it trails the state: more binge drinkers (17.4% vs 13.7%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · ZIP code 88255 (all of Loco Hills)
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How Loco Hills 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 Loco Hills adults…

29 of every 100 Loco Hills adults have high blood pressure
New Mexico: 34 in 100 · better · margin 25–33.1%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Loco Hills, betterLoco Hills, worseToo close to callNew Mexico
Get no exerciseshare of adults 23% Loco Hills
NM 25.6%
Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 38.4% Loco Hills
NM 32.7%
Binge drinkshare of adults 17.4% Loco Hills
NM 13.7%
Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.1% Loco Hills
NM 13.4%
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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

65%
Yearly checkup
NM 69%
68%
Dentist visit
NM 61%
81%
Cholesterol check
NM 83%
54%
Colon screening
NM 58%
70%
Mammogram
NM 70%
67%
Taking BP meds
NM 73%
1 in 9
working-age adults has no health insurance
Loco Hills 11.6% · New Mexico 1 in 6 (15.6%)
Mind & connection

How Loco Hills adults are doing

1 in 3Loco Hills adults feel lonely
35.1% · New Mexico 34.1% · too close to call
1 in 4Loco Hills adults have been diagnosed with depression
26.5% · New Mexico 23.2% · too close to call
1 in 4Loco Hills adults lack social or emotional support
24.5% · New Mexico 24.5% · too close to call
1 in 5Loco Hills adults are in frequent mental distress
18.9% · New Mexico 16.1% · too close to call
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 6
Loco Hills adults worry about having enough food
15.8% · NM 20.9% · better
1 in 7
Loco Hills adults worry about keeping their housing
14.1% · NM 16.5% · about the same
1 in 11
Loco Hills adults were threatened with a utility shut-off
9.5% · NM 11.2% · about the same
1 in 11
Loco Hills adults lack reliable transportation
9% · NM 11% · better

13% of Loco Hills adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 16.9% across New Mexico.

Disability

Living with a disability

30.1%

of Loco Hills adults live with a disability (New Mexico 34%). Thinking or memory is the most common.

Walking or climbing stairs11.7%
Thinking or memory16.6%
Hearing5.4%
Errands alone8.5%
Vision5%
Dressing or bathing3.7%

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

Getting care

Care in and near Loco Hills

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

HNearest ERArtesia General HospitalArtesia · 25.3 miDirections →
★Best rated nearbyCovenant Health Hobbs Hospital★★★★★ · 46.5 miDirections →
+Low-cost carePresbyterian Medical ServicesArtesia · 25.2 mi · sliding-scale feesDirections →
25.2 mi
Presbyterian Medical Services
7 sites · nearest in Artesia
Sliding-scale fees
Directions to nearest
25.3 mi
Artesia General Hospital
Artesia · not rated
ER
30.8 mi
Carlsbad Medical Center
Carlsbad · ★★★★★
ER
37.9 mi
Nor-Lea Hospital District
Lovington · not rated
ERRural critical access
46.5 mi
Covenant Health Hobbs Hospital
Hobbs · ★★★★★
ER
49.5 mi
La Casa Family Health Center
Roswell · community health center
Sliding-scale fees
! Primary careLoco Hills's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low Income - Eddy County · need score 16 of 25
! Dental careLoco Hills's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low Income - Eddy County · need score 15 of 25
! Mental healthLoco Hills's county is a federal shortage area.Southeastern Catchment Area · need score 13 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 Loco Hills. Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes).

All 40 measures for Loco Hills
MeasureLoco HillsMarginNew Mexico
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure28.8%25–33.1%34.3%better
High cholesterol31%27–35.2%35.1%about the same
Obesity39.4%32.4–46.8%34.1%about the same
Arthritis21.9%18.9–25.1%25.6%better
Depression26.5%22.7–30.7%23.2%about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)9.6%7.5–11.9%14.2%better
Asthma10.9%9.5–12.6%9.9%about the same
Cancer (not skin)6%5.2–6.8%7.4%better
Diabetes9.1%7.5–10.8%13.2%better
COPD5.7%4.4–7.4%6.6%about the same
Heart disease4.5%3.8–5.3%7.2%better
Stroke2.7%2.2–3.2%3.8%better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes15.1%11.1–19.3%13.4%about the same
Binge drink17.4%14.2–20.9%13.7%worse
Get no exercise23%17.9–28.8%25.6%about the same
Sleep under 7 hours38.4%32.3–44.5%32.7%about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup64.9%59.9–69.5%69%about the same
Dentist visit67.5%63.9–71%61.4%better
Cholesterol check81.3%78.1–84%83.4%about the same
Colon screening53.9%48.1–59.3%57.5%about the same
Mammogram69.9%61.4–77.6%70.3%about the same
Taking BP meds67.3%62.9–71.4%73.3%worse
No health insurance11.6%8.9–14.9%15.6%better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely35.1%29.8–40.6%34.1%about the same
Lack emotional support24.5%20.4–28.9%24.5%about the same
Frequent mental distress18.9%16.1–21.9%16.1%about the same
Fair or poor health19.6%15.7–24.3%24%about the same
Frequent physical distress14.2%11.6–17%15.5%about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity15.8%11.9–20.5%20.9%better
Housing insecurity14.1%11–17.3%16.5%about the same
Utility shut-off threat9.5%7.6–11.5%11.2%about the same
No reliable transportation9%7.3–10.9%11%better
Receive SNAP13%9.2–17.4%16.9%
Disability
Any disability30.1%24.9–36.1%34%
Walking or climbing stairs11.7%9.1–14.9%15.5%
Thinking or memory16.6%13.6–20.2%15.5%
Hearing5.4%4.6–6.3%8.5%
Vision5%4.1–6.2%7.2%
Dressing or bathing3.7%2.9–4.8%4.7%
Errands alone8.5%6.7–10.7%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 Loco Hills 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 Loco Hills better or worse.
Why a ZIP codeCDC publishes towns like Loco Hills by ZIP code. We weight the ZIP codes that cover Loco Hills 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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