Health · Questa

Questa, NM health

Questa differs from New Mexico on 11 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (8.7% vs 14.2%) and fewer smokers (9.3% vs 13.4%). Where it trails the state: more adults with diabetes (15.4% vs 13.2%).

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

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How Questa 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 Questa adults…

35 of every 100 Questa adults have high blood pressure

New Mexico: 34 in 100 · too close to call · margin 30.5–39.2%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Questa, betterQuesta, worseToo close to callNew Mexico

Get no exerciseshare of adults 26.8% Questa
NM 25.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 28.9% Questa
NM 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13% Questa
NM 13.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 9.3% Questa
NM 13.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Questa 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

Questa 16.8% · New Mexico 1 in 6 (15.6%)

Mind & connection

How Questa adults are doing

1 in 3Questa adults feel lonely

31.7% · New Mexico 34.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Questa adults have been diagnosed with depression

18.3% · New Mexico 23.2% · better

1 in 4Questa adults lack social or emotional support

23.5% · New Mexico 24.5% · too close to call

1 in 8Questa adults are in frequent mental distress

12.9% · New Mexico 16.1% · better

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

Questa adults worry about having enough food

18.3% · NM 20.9% · about the same

1 in 7

Questa adults worry about keeping their housing

14.7% · NM 16.5% · about the same

1 in 11

Questa adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.2% · NM 11.2% · better

1 in 11

Questa adults lack reliable transportation

8.8% · NM 11% · better

12.3% of Questa adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 16.9% across New Mexico.

Disability

Living with a disability

32.1%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.6%

Thinking or memory13%

Hearing8.5%

Errands alone7.5%

Vision7.2%

Dressing or bathing4.5%

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

Around Questa

Questa and the towns around it

Care nearby

Holy Cross Hospital A Div of Taos Health SystemsTaos · 22.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access

San Luis Valley Health Conejos County HospitalLa Jara · 43 mi · rural critical access

San Luis Valley Regional Medical CenterAlamosa · 54.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER

Presbyterian Espanola HospitalEspanola · 56.4 mi · ER

Pms - Questa Health CenterQuesta · 0.9 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Taos ClinicTaos · 23.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

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

! Dental careQuesta's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Taos County · need score 15 of 25

! Mental healthQuesta's county is a federal shortage area.Taos County · need score 10 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 Questa. 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 Questa

Measure	Questa	Margin	New Mexico
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	34.8%	30.5–39.2%	34.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	35.8%	31.4–40.2%	35.1%	about the same
Obesity	28.6%	22–36%	34.1%	about the same
Arthritis	25.7%	22.4–29.2%	25.6%	about the same
Depression	18.3%	15.4–21.7%	23.2%	better
Lost all teeth (65+)	8.7%	6.8–10.6%	14.2%	better
Asthma	8.4%	7.4–9.6%	9.9%	better
Cancer (not skin)	7.1%	6.3–7.8%	7.4%	about the same
Diabetes	15.4%	13.3–17.7%	13.2%	worse
COPD	4.9%	4.2–5.6%	6.6%	better
Heart disease	7.2%	6.4–8.1%	7.2%	about the same
Stroke	3.7%	3.3–4.1%	3.8%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	9.3%	7.7–11%	13.4%	better
Binge drink	13%	10.5–15.7%	13.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	26.8%	22.3–31.7%	25.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	28.9%	23.4–34.6%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	70.3%	66–74.4%	69%	about the same
Dentist visit	67.6%	63.9–70.9%	61.4%	better
Cholesterol check	87.2%	85.3–88.9%	83.4%	better
Colon screening	62.5%	57.1–67.3%	57.5%	about the same
Mammogram	74.2%	66.1–80.7%	70.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	76.5%	72.9–79.6%	73.3%	about the same
No health insurance	16.8%	13.7–20%	15.6%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	31.7%	26.8–36.9%	34.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.5%	19.8–27.5%	24.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	12.9%	11.2–14.7%	16.1%	better
Fair or poor health	23.1%	20–26.4%	24%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	14.7%	12.8–16.6%	15.5%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	18.3%	15.2–21.9%	20.9%	about the same
Housing insecurity	14.7%	12.4–17.4%	16.5%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9.2%	7.8–10.7%	11.2%	better
No reliable transportation	8.8%	7.6–10.2%	11%	better
Receive SNAP	12.3%	10.1–15%	16.9%
Disability
Any disability	32.1%	27.8–36.6%	34%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.6%	13.4–18%	15.5%
Thinking or memory	13%	11.3–14.8%	15.5%
Hearing	8.5%	7.5–9.6%	8.5%
Vision	7.2%	6.4–8%	7.2%
Dressing or bathing	4.5%	3.9–5%	4.7%
Errands alone	7.5%	6.6–8.5%	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 Questa 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 Questa better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Questa 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.