Health · Melrose

Melrose, NM health

Melrose differs from New Mexico on 10 of 40 measures. It has fewer uninsured adults (11.3% vs 15.6%) and fewer adults facing housing insecurity (13.6% vs 16.5%). Where it trails the state: more adults with COPD (10% vs 6.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Melrose

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 447 people are less certain, so we show Melrose's figures without a grade.

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How Melrose 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 Melrose adults…

40 of every 100 Melrose adults have high blood pressure

New Mexico: 34 in 100 · worse · margin 35.9–45%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Melrose, betterMelrose, worseToo close to callNew Mexico

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28% Melrose
NM 25.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 36.6% Melrose
NM 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.4% Melrose
NM 13.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.6% Melrose
NM 13.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

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

Yearly checkup

NM 69%

Dentist visit

NM 61%

Cholesterol check

NM 83%

Colon screening

NM 58%

Mammogram

NM 70%

Taking BP meds

NM 73%

1 in 9

working-age adults has no health insurance

Melrose 11.3% · New Mexico 1 in 6 (15.6%)

Mind & connection

How Melrose adults are doing

1 in 3Melrose adults feel lonely

33.1% · New Mexico 34.1% · too close to call

1 in 4Melrose adults have been diagnosed with depression

26.6% · New Mexico 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Melrose adults lack social or emotional support

22.7% · New Mexico 24.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Melrose adults are in frequent mental distress

17.8% · 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 5

Melrose adults worry about having enough food

18.6% · NM 20.9% · about the same

1 in 7

Melrose adults worry about keeping their housing

13.6% · NM 16.5% · better

1 in 10

Melrose adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

10.5% · NM 11.2% · about the same

1 in 10

Melrose adults lack reliable transportation

10.1% · NM 11% · about the same

17.5% of Melrose adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 16.9% across New Mexico.

Disability

Living with a disability

37.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs18.3%

Thinking or memory17%

Hearing10.3%

Errands alone11%

Vision7.3%

Dressing or bathing5.8%

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

Around Melrose

Melrose and the towns around it

Care nearby

Plains Regional Medical CenterClovis · 22.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Roosevelt General HospitalPortales · 23.5 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Dr Dan C Trigg Memorial HospitalTucumcari · 50.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Muleshoe Area Medical CenterMuleshoe · 51.1 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Dba La Casa Family Health CenterPortales · 23.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Debaca Family Practice ClinicFort Sumner · 34.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careMelrose's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Curry County · need score 18 of 25

! Dental careMelrose's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Curry County · need score 19 of 25

! Mental healthMelrose's county is a federal shortage area.Curry County · need score 18 of 25

Shortage areas: HRSA Health Professional Shortage Areas (a “population” designation covers specific residents, such as those with low incomes). Hospitals: Medicare overall star ratings, 1–5. Distances are straight-line from the center of Melrose. Nearby towns are shaded from CDC's estimates for their ZIP codes, or CDC's own figure for cities and villages.

All 40 measures for Melrose

Measure	Melrose	Margin	New Mexico
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40.3%	35.9–45%	34.3%	worse
High cholesterol	38.2%	33.9–42.9%	35.1%	about the same
Obesity	40.2%	33–48.5%	34.1%	about the same
Arthritis	32.6%	29.1–36.5%	25.6%	worse
Depression	26.6%	22.8–31%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	14%	11.4–17.1%	14.2%	about the same
Asthma	11.2%	9.9–12.8%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	9.4%	8.4–10.4%	7.4%	worse
Diabetes	14.7%	12.6–17%	13.2%	about the same
COPD	10%	8.4–11.8%	6.6%	worse
Heart disease	9.3%	8.1–10.5%	7.2%	worse
Stroke	4.8%	4.2–5.4%	3.8%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.6%	13.7–19.9%	13.4%	worse
Binge drink	13.4%	10.9–16.4%	13.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	28%	23.2–33.1%	25.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	36.6%	30.4–42.8%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	71.7%	67.5–75.8%	69%	about the same
Dentist visit	63.8%	59.8–67.6%	61.4%	about the same
Cholesterol check	83.9%	81.4–86.4%	83.4%	about the same
Colon screening	60.8%	55–66.2%	57.5%	about the same
Mammogram	67.9%	58.8–76.1%	70.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.8%	73.5–79.8%	73.3%	better
No health insurance	11.3%	8.8–14.1%	15.6%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.1%	28–38.2%	34.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.7%	19–26.6%	24.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.8%	15.6–20.4%	16.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	25.3%	21.7–29.4%	24%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	17.6%	15.4–20.2%	15.5%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	18.6%	15–22.4%	20.9%	about the same
Housing insecurity	13.6%	11.3–15.9%	16.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	10.5%	8.9–12.2%	11.2%	about the same
No reliable transportation	10.1%	8.6–11.7%	11%	about the same
Receive SNAP	17.5%	13.9–21.1%	16.9%
Disability
Any disability	37.3%	32.4–42.6%	34%
Walking or climbing stairs	18.3%	15.7–21.5%	15.5%
Thinking or memory	17%	14.7–19.6%	15.5%
Hearing	10.3%	9.1–11.8%	8.5%
Vision	7.3%	6.4–8.3%	7.2%
Dressing or bathing	5.8%	5–6.6%	4.7%
Errands alone	11%	9.6–12.8%	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 Melrose 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 Melrose better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Melrose directly, so these are its own figures.

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.