Health · Mountainair

Mountainair, NM health

Mountainair differs from New Mexico on 11 of 40 measures. It has more adults treating high blood pressure (78.5% vs 73.3%). Where it trails the state: more older adults who have lost all their teeth (23.3% vs 14.2%).

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

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How Mountainair 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 Mountainair adults…

40 of every 100 Mountainair adults have high blood pressure

New Mexico: 34 in 100 · worse · margin 35.5–44.7%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Mountainair, betterMountainair, worseToo close to callNew Mexico

Get no exerciseshare of adults 30.6% Mountainair
NM 25.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 32.5% Mountainair
NM 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 12.1% Mountainair
NM 13.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 15.3% Mountainair
NM 13.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Mountainair 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 6

working-age adults has no health insurance

Mountainair 17% · New Mexico 1 in 6 (15.6%)

Mind & connection

How Mountainair adults are doing

1 in 3Mountainair adults feel lonely

33.7% · New Mexico 34.1% · too close to call

1 in 4Mountainair adults have been diagnosed with depression

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

1 in 4Mountainair adults lack social or emotional support

24.4% · New Mexico 24.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Mountainair adults are in frequent mental distress

16% · 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 4

Mountainair adults worry about having enough food

23.5% · NM 20.9% · about the same

1 in 6

Mountainair adults worry about keeping their housing

16.5% · NM 16.5% · about the same

1 in 9

Mountainair adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

11.6% · NM 11.2% · about the same

1 in 9

Mountainair adults lack reliable transportation

11.5% · NM 11% · about the same

20.7% of Mountainair adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 16.9% across New Mexico.

Disability

Living with a disability

39.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs20.5%

Thinking or memory16.7%

Hearing10.6%

Errands alone11%

Vision9.2%

Dressing or bathing6.2%

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

Around Mountainair

Mountainair and the towns around it

Care nearby

VA New Mexico Healthcare SystemAlbuquerque · 41.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA Directions Medicare profile

Unm HospitalAlbuquerque · 44.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Presbyterian HospitalAlbuquerque · 44.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Lovelace Medical CenterAlbuquerque · 45.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Pms - Mountainair Fam Hlth CtrMountainair · 0.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Pms - Esperanza Family Health CenterEstancia · 20 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careMountainair's county is a federal shortage area.Torrance County · need score 18 of 25

! Dental careMountainair's county is a federal shortage area.Torrance County · need score 19 of 25

! Mental healthMountainair's county is a federal shortage area.Torrance County · need score 17 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 Mountainair. 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 Mountainair

Measure	Mountainair	Margin	New Mexico
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	40%	35.5–44.7%	34.3%	worse
High cholesterol	39.1%	34.3–43.9%	35.1%	about the same
Obesity	33.1%	25.4–41.7%	34.1%	about the same
Arthritis	30.9%	27.2–34.7%	25.6%	worse
Depression	23.2%	19.5–27.1%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	23.3%	19.3–27.6%	14.2%	worse
Asthma	9.9%	8.7–11.3%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.4%	7.5–9.3%	7.4%	worse
Diabetes	16.9%	14.6–19.3%	13.2%	worse
COPD	8.9%	7.4–10.4%	6.6%	worse
Heart disease	9.5%	8.4–10.6%	7.2%	worse
Stroke	5%	4.4–5.6%	3.8%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	15.3%	12.6–18.2%	13.4%	about the same
Binge drink	12.1%	9.7–14.7%	13.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	30.6%	25.3–36.2%	25.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	32.5%	26.2–39.4%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	71.3%	66.8–75.5%	69%	about the same
Dentist visit	56.8%	53–60.7%	61.4%	worse
Cholesterol check	84%	81.5–86.3%	83.4%	about the same
Colon screening	57.9%	52.1–63.4%	57.5%	about the same
Mammogram	68.6%	59.7–76.6%	70.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	78.5%	75.2–81.3%	73.3%	better
No health insurance	17%	13.4–20.9%	15.6%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.7%	28.2–39.5%	34.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24.4%	20.4–28.7%	24.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	16%	13.9–18.2%	16.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	28.7%	24.7–33%	24%	worse
Frequent physical distress	17.9%	15.5–20.5%	15.5%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	23.5%	19.1–27.8%	20.9%	about the same
Housing insecurity	16.5%	13.6–19.5%	16.5%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	11.6%	9.7–13.5%	11.2%	about the same
No reliable transportation	11.5%	9.7–13.5%	11%	about the same
Receive SNAP	20.7%	16.6–24.8%	16.9%
Disability
Any disability	39.7%	34.5–45.2%	34%
Walking or climbing stairs	20.5%	17.6–23.6%	15.5%
Thinking or memory	16.7%	14.3–19.5%	15.5%
Hearing	10.6%	9.3–11.9%	8.5%
Vision	9.2%	8–10.5%	7.2%
Dressing or bathing	6.2%	5.3–7.2%	4.7%
Errands alone	11%	9.5–12.9%	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 Mountainair 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 Mountainair better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Mountainair 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.