Health · North Valley

North Valley, NM health

North Valley differs from New Mexico on 9 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults without reliable transportation (9.3% vs 11%) and fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (9.5% vs 11.2%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (8.4% vs 7.4%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for North Valley

Report card

How North Valley 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 North Valley adults…

38 of every 100 North Valley adults have high blood pressure

New Mexico: 34 in 100 · worse · margin 34.8–41.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

North Valley, betterNorth Valley, worseToo close to callNew Mexico

Get no exerciseshare of adults 25.8% North Valley
NM 25.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 29.4% North Valley
NM 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 12.1% North Valley
NM 13.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 11.8% North Valley
NM 13.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of North Valley 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 7

working-age adults has no health insurance

North Valley 14.8% · New Mexico 1 in 6 (15.6%)

Mind & connection

How North Valley adults are doing

1 in 3North Valley adults feel lonely

32.4% · New Mexico 34.1% · too close to call

1 in 4North Valley adults have been diagnosed with depression

23% · New Mexico 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 4North Valley adults lack social or emotional support

22.8% · New Mexico 24.5% · too close to call

1 in 7North Valley adults are in frequent mental distress

14.4% · 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

North Valley adults worry about having enough food

18.3% · NM 20.9% · about the same

1 in 7

North Valley adults worry about keeping their housing

14.6% · NM 16.5% · about the same

1 in 11

North Valley adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.5% · NM 11.2% · better

1 in 11

North Valley adults lack reliable transportation

9.3% · NM 11% · better

14.1% of North Valley adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 16.9% across New Mexico.

Disability

Living with a disability

33.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs16.5%

Thinking or memory13.6%

Hearing9%

Errands alone8.6%

Vision7.2%

Dressing or bathing4.9%

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

Around North Valley

North Valley and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

25.4%37%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#8 of 9towns on this map, healthiest first

Los Ranchos de Albuquerque31.3%

Albuquerque32.9%

North Valley34.1%

Care nearby

Lovelace Women's HospitalAlbuquerque · 3.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Lovelace Westside HospitalAlbuquerque · 3.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Unm HospitalAlbuquerque · 6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Lovelace Medical CenterAlbuquerque · 6.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Fcch/Alameda CenterAlbuquerque · 0.6 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Southwest Care Center - AlbuquerqueAlbuquerque · 3.1 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

! Dental careNorth Valley's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Bernalillo County · need score 17 of 25

! Mental healthNorth Valley's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Bernalillo County MH · need score 19 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 North Valley. 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 North Valley

Measure	North Valley	Margin	New Mexico
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	38.3%	34.8–41.8%	34.3%	worse
High cholesterol	39.7%	36–43.3%	35.1%	worse
Obesity	34.1%	29.3–38.9%	34.1%	about the same
Arthritis	29%	26.1–31.9%	25.6%	worse
Depression	23%	20–26.1%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.2%	10–14.7%	14.2%	about the same
Asthma	9.4%	8.3–10.6%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.4%	7.6–9.2%	7.4%	worse
Diabetes	14.4%	12.6–16.4%	13.2%	about the same
COPD	6.5%	5.7–7.4%	6.6%	about the same
Heart disease	8.1%	7.3–9%	7.2%	worse
Stroke	4.1%	3.7–4.5%	3.8%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	11.8%	10.1–13.7%	13.4%	about the same
Binge drink	12.1%	10.1–14.3%	13.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	25.8%	22.2–29.6%	25.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	29.4%	25.7–33.2%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	70.7%	67–74%	69%	about the same
Dentist visit	64.1%	61–67.2%	61.4%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87%	85.2–88.6%	83.4%	better
Colon screening	62.3%	58–66.6%	57.5%	better
Mammogram	73.7%	67.7–79.1%	70.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	75.5%	72.1–78.5%	73.3%	about the same
No health insurance	14.8%	12.6–17.3%	15.6%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.4%	28.5–36.3%	34.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.8%	19.8–26.1%	24.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.4%	12.7–16.2%	16.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	24.3%	21.7–27.2%	24%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.8%	14–17.7%	15.5%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	18.3%	15.8–21%	20.9%	about the same
Housing insecurity	14.6%	12.6–16.9%	16.5%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9.5%	8.3–10.9%	11.2%	better
No reliable transportation	9.3%	8.2–10.6%	11%	better
Receive SNAP	14.1%	11.8–16.5%	16.9%
Disability
Any disability	33.3%	29.7–37%	34%
Walking or climbing stairs	16.5%	14.5–18.7%	15.5%
Thinking or memory	13.6%	12–15.4%	15.5%
Hearing	9%	8–10%	8.5%
Vision	7.2%	6.5–7.9%	7.2%
Dressing or bathing	4.9%	4.4–5.4%	4.7%
Errands alone	8.6%	7.6–9.6%	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 North Valley 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 North Valley better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes North Valley 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.