Reserve is a village in Catron County, New Mexico, United States. The town population was 293 at the 2020 census. It is the county seat of Catron County. Currently the village has two grocery stores, a hardware store, a bar, fairgrounds, and a health clinic. It is the site where Elfego Baca held off a gang of Texan cowboys who wanted to kill him for arresting cowboy Charles McCarty.

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Town numbers

ZIP code87830

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Living in Reserve

Housing in Reserve

$201K▲ 12.1% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Reserve home is worth about $201,000, up 12.1% in a year, 37% below the New Mexico typical home.

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Health in Reserve

Compared with New Mexico

1better than NM·14worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 17 are too close to call.

Conditions 8▼ 4 close Habits 2▼ 2 close Care 1▲ 2▼ 4 close Mind 2▼ 3 close Everyday needs all close

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What stands out

79%More adults treating high blood pressureNM 73.3% · better 21.9%More older adults who have lost all their teethNM 14.2% · worse

Care nearby

White Mountain Regional Medical CenterSpringerville · 41.9 mi · ER · rural critical access

Elk Ridge - Springerville ClinicSpringerville · 41.8 mi · sliding-scale fees

Primary careShortage · county-wide

DentalShortage · county-wide

Mental healthShortage · county-wide

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Schools in Reserve

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School Grade C

The public schools Reserve’s kids attend trail 69% of New Mexico’s districts on state tests.

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Reserve Elementary B-Elementary · Grades PK–6 · 58 students Reserve High B+High · Grades 7–12 · 39 students

School data from the U.S. Department of Education (NCES, EDFacts). The School Grade is our own summary of state test results, graded within NM. Ratings are from neighbors.

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Where Reserve is

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Locator map of Reserve — Wikimedia Commons · Map: Arkyan · CC BY-SA 3.0

Location map

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Nearby towns

Eagar41 mi Springerville45 mi

How things work in Reserve

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