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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ZIP code87830

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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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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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Nearby towns

Eagar41 mi Springerville45 mi

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