Health · Peralta

Peralta, NM health

Peralta differs from New Mexico on 6 of 40 measures. It has fewer adults facing a utility shut-off (8.1% vs 11.2%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (15.2% vs 20.9%).

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

BHealth Grade

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Peralta’s Health Grade: B

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Peralta is healthier than 62% of U.S. towns and 78% of New Mexico towns.

C+Self-rated healthC+Physical distressAMental distressB+ObesityCDiabetesA-SmokingBExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 62%

Less healthyHealthier

New Mexico towns we grade (163)Healthier than 78%

Towns with similar incomes, $55K–$91K (9,838)Healthier than 74%

About what its income would suggest. Peralta does about as well against towns with similar incomes as against all towns.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Peralta could be anywhere from C to A.

How the Health Grade works

Seven CDC estimates. Adults in fair or poor health, frequent physical distress, frequent mental distress, obesity, diabetes, smoking and no exercise (CDC PLACES, 2025 release). On each one a town earns the share of U.S. towns doing worse, and those shares are averaged. It’s the same score as our Healthiest towns in New Mexico ranking.
Graded on a national curve. Every U.S. town with 1,000+ residents and all seven estimates (19,420 places) is lined up by score: A+ top 5%A next 10%A- next 10%B B+ to B−, next 30%C C+ to C−, next 30%D D and D−, bottom 15%
Not adjusted for income. Wealthier towns are usually healthier, and the grade shows that as it is. The similar-incomes bar compares Peralta with U.S. towns whose median household income is within 25% of its own.
Modeled, not measured. CDC combines national survey answers with each area’s age, sex, race and income mix. Peralta uses CDC’s own estimate for it. High blood pressure is left out because it tracks age more than anything else. The confidence line recomputes the grade with every estimate at the low, then the high, end of its range.

Report card

How Peralta 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 Peralta adults…

34 of every 100 Peralta adults have high blood pressure

New Mexico: 34 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.1–38.8%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Peralta, betterPeralta, worseToo close to callNew Mexico

Get no exerciseshare of adults 23.9% Peralta
NM 25.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.7% Peralta
NM 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.5% Peralta
NM 13.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 10.8% Peralta
NM 13.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Peralta 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 8

working-age adults has no health insurance

Peralta 13.1% · New Mexico 1 in 6 (15.6%)

Mind & connection

How Peralta adults are doing

1 in 3Peralta adults feel lonely

32.9% · New Mexico 34.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Peralta adults have been diagnosed with depression

20.9% · New Mexico 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Peralta adults lack social or emotional support

24.3% · New Mexico 24.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Peralta adults are in frequent mental distress

14.2% · 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 7

Peralta adults worry about having enough food

15.2% · NM 20.9% · better

1 in 8

Peralta adults worry about keeping their housing

13.1% · NM 16.5% · better

1 in 12

Peralta adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

8.1% · NM 11.2% · better

1 in 13

Peralta adults lack reliable transportation

8% · NM 11% · better

10.3% of Peralta adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 16.9% across New Mexico.

Disability

Living with a disability

31.8%

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

Walking or climbing stairs14.5%

Thinking or memory13.2%

Hearing7.8%

Errands alone7.4%

Vision5.8%

Dressing or bathing4.1%

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

Around Peralta

Peralta 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.

32.3%36.2%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#2 of 6towns on this map, healthiest first

Peralta32.5%

Los Lunas34.5%

Bosque Farms34.9%

Valencia36.2%

Care nearby

VA New Mexico Healthcare SystemAlbuquerque · 16.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA Directions Medicare profile

Presbyterian HospitalAlbuquerque · 17.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Lovelace Medical CenterAlbuquerque · 18 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Unm HospitalAlbuquerque · 18.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Fcch/Los Lunas CenterLos Lunas · 3.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Fcch/Belen CenterBelen · 12.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

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

! Mental healthPeralta's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Valencia 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 Peralta. 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 Peralta

Measure	Peralta	Margin	New Mexico
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.4%	30.1–38.8%	34.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	36.9%	32.3–41.5%	35.1%	about the same
Obesity	32.5%	25.5–40.1%	34.1%	about the same
Arthritis	26.3%	22.8–29.8%	25.6%	about the same
Depression	20.9%	17.5–24.5%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	12.9%	10.5–15.8%	14.2%	about the same
Asthma	9.4%	8.2–10.7%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.8%	7–8.7%	7.4%	about the same
Diabetes	13.3%	11.3–15.3%	13.2%	about the same
COPD	5.5%	4.6–6.6%	6.6%	about the same
Heart disease	6.7%	5.8–7.6%	7.2%	about the same
Stroke	3.5%	3.1–3.9%	3.8%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	10.8%	8.7–12.9%	13.4%	better
Binge drink	13.5%	10.9–16.4%	13.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	23.9%	19.6–28.5%	25.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	33.7%	28.1–39.7%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	71.4%	67.2–75.5%	69%	about the same
Dentist visit	61.2%	57.5–64.9%	61.4%	about the same
Cholesterol check	87.2%	85.2–89.1%	83.4%	better
Colon screening	59.5%	54.1–64.9%	57.5%	about the same
Mammogram	69.1%	61.1–76.9%	70.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.2%	72.5–79.5%	73.3%	about the same
No health insurance	13.1%	10.3–16.4%	15.6%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.9%	27.1–39.1%	34.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	24.3%	19.9–28.9%	24.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.2%	12.3–16.1%	16.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	21.2%	17.9–24.6%	24%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.7%	12.6–16.7%	15.5%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	15.2%	12–18.7%	20.9%	better
Housing insecurity	13.1%	10.6–15.7%	16.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	8.1%	6.6–9.6%	11.2%	better
No reliable transportation	8%	6.7–9.4%	11%	better
Receive SNAP	10.3%	7.9–12.8%	16.9%
Disability
Any disability	31.8%	27.2–36.5%	34%
Walking or climbing stairs	14.5%	12.2–17%	15.5%
Thinking or memory	13.2%	11.3–15.2%	15.5%
Hearing	7.8%	6.8–8.9%	8.5%
Vision	5.8%	5–6.6%	7.2%
Dressing or bathing	4.1%	3.5–4.7%	4.7%
Errands alone	7.4%	6.4–8.5%	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 Peralta 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 Peralta better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Peralta 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.