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Towns with the most conserved land in New Mexico

Ranked by the share of the town's area that is permanently protected: town forests, state and federal land, land-trust preserves and conservation easements (USGS PAD-US). 61 towns with 2,500+ residents.

U.S. Census ACS 2020–2024 5-year

New Mexico · Most conserved land

Where Crouch Mesa lands: #4 of 61

42.2% of the town is permanently conserved land · Visit Crouch Mesa →

Bloomfield 1 Bloomfield 57.5% Conserved acres 6,804 Map of Chaparral 2 Chaparral 51% Conserved acres 19,214 Aztec 3 Aztec 48.2% Conserved acres 5,266
#TownConserved landConserved acresTrails
1 Bloomfield Bloomfield7,395 people 57.5% 6,804 25.7 mi
2 Map of Chaparral Chaparral18,186 people 51% 19,214 15.4 mi
3 Aztec Aztec6,150 people 48.2% 5,266 61.1 mi
4 Crouch Mesa4,812 people 42.2% 5,554 54.5 mi
5 Eunice Eunice3,015 people 35.3% 927 4.6 mi
6 La Cienega La Cienega3,543 people 34.4% 2,555 14.8 mi
7 Las Cruces Las Cruces114,197 people 34% 16,718 117.4 mi
8 White Rock White Rock5,716 people 30.6% 1,387 51.0 mi
9 Truth or Consequences Truth or Consequences6,019 people 29.7% 5,317 46.2 mi
10 Los Alamos Los Alamos13,317 people 26.2% 1,853 82.0 mi
11 Clovis Clovis37,942 people 22.7% 3,442 9.7 mi
12 Map of Meadow Lake Meadow Lake4,259 people 18.6% 1,381 3.8 mi
13 Placitas Placitas4,223 people 18.6% 3,485 43.5 mi
14 Crownpoint Crownpoint2,882 people 18.6% 7,934 67.6 mi
15 Lee Acres4,272 people 16.4% 1,096 7.0 mi
16 Albuquerque Albuquerque562,218 people 16% 19,290 322.3 mi
17 Los Lunas Los Lunas18,618 people 13.8% 1,807 26.9 mi
18 Eldorado at Santa Fe Eldorado at Santa Fe5,619 people 12.7% 1,676 41.2 mi
19 Artesia Artesia12,576 people 12.5% 908 7.3 mi
20 Hobbs Hobbs40,252 people 12.2% 2,051 46.2 mi
21 South Valley South Valley37,120 people 12.1% 2,343 49.0 mi
22 North Hobbs6,034 people 11.7% 1,948 4.7 mi
23 Carlsbad Carlsbad31,746 people 10.5% 2,144 21.1 mi
24 Silver City Silver City9,536 people 9.6% 619 26.8 mi
25 Map of Flora Vista Flora Vista2,770 people 9.4% 303 3.7 mi
26 Agua Fria Agua Fria2,898 people 9.3% 144 2.7 mi
27 Tucumcari Tucumcari5,160 people 8.7% 528 13.1 mi
28 Ruidoso Downs Ruidoso Downs2,655 people 8.4% 204 1.1 mi
29 Raton Raton6,026 people 7.9% 377 5.2 mi
30 Farmington Farmington46,314 people 7.6% 1,683 96.6 mi
31 Map of Grants Grants8,951 people 6.9% 653 15.2 mi
32 Lovington Lovington11,498 people 5.3% 378 6.7 mi
33 Ruidoso Ruidoso7,699 people 4.3% 439 20.9 mi
34 Alamogordo Alamogordo31,307 people 4.1% 565 15.7 mi
35 Santa Fe Santa Fe89,019 people 4% 1,334 190.8 mi
36 Portales Portales11,968 people 3.8% 196 9.7 mi
37 North Valley North Valley10,455 people 3.7% 163 4.7 mi
38 Bernalillo Bernalillo9,086 people 3.7% 122 3.3 mi
39 Rio Rancho Rio Rancho108,515 people 3.6% 2,410 327.5 mi
40 Map of Edgewood Edgewood6,124 people 3.5% 1,275 26.8 mi
41 Santa Teresa Santa Teresa6,041 people 3% 169 3.5 mi
42 El Cerro Mission5,323 people 2.8% 107 2.6 mi
43 Map of Vado Vado2,895 people 2.6% 49 1.7 mi
44 University Park University Park2,782 people 2.6% 25 1.0 mi
45 Los Ranchos de Albuquerque Los Ranchos de Albuquerque5,857 people 2.5% 72 16.8 mi
46 Paradise Hills4,591 people 2.4% 15 0.0 mi
47 Roswell Roswell47,638 people 2% 384 28.1 mi
48 Sunland Park Sunland Park17,463 people 2% 192 12.2 mi
49 Kirtland AFB Kirtland AFB3,413 people 1.8% 64 5.4 mi
50 Taos Taos6,458 people 1.3% 51 4.3 mi
51 Las Vegas Las Vegas13,000 people 1.2% 65 6.7 mi
52 Gallup Gallup21,023 people 1.1% 147 41.5 mi
53 Map of Tularosa Tularosa2,597 people 1.1% 20 0.0 mi
54 Española Española10,473 people 1% 53 6.1 mi
55 Ranchos de Taos Ranchos de Taos2,536 people 0.9% 19 0.7 mi
56 Sandia Heights3,160 people 0.8% 10 0.8 mi
57 Corrales Corrales8,555 people 0.5% 36 51.9 mi
58 Deming Deming15,221 people 0.4% 47 3.6 mi
59 Socorro Socorro8,481 people 0.4% 36 73.2 mi
60 Anthony Anthony8,767 people 0.3% 6 1.2 mi
61 Map of Shiprock Shiprock7,610 people 0.1% 8 16.2 mi

How this ranking works

We rank every town by the share of the town's area that is permanently protected: town forests, state and federal land, land-trust preserves and conservation easements (USGS PAD-US). Easements protect land from development but are often private, so not all of it is open to visitors. The town with the highest figure ranks #1.

Only towns with at least 2,500 residents are ranked; Census estimates for smaller places are too uncertain. Population and income: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. Trails, streets and parks: © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Conserved land: USGS PAD-US. Measured within each town's Census boundary. Town photos: Wikimedia Commons, credited on each town’s page.

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