Health · Santa Teresa

Santa Teresa, NM health

On most measures Santa Teresa looks like New Mexico as a whole. It has fewer adults who have had cancer (6% vs 7.4%) and fewer adults with COPD (5.4% vs 6.6%).

CDC PLACES 2025 · adults 18+ · CDC's estimate for Santa Teresa

C+Health Grade

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Santa Teresa’s Health Grade: C+

On seven CDC health estimates for adults, Santa Teresa is healthier than 41% of U.S. towns, and than 59% of towns with similar incomes.

DSelf-rated healthCPhysical distressA-Mental distressC+ObesityC-DiabetesA-SmokingCExercise

All U.S. towns we grade (19,420)Healthier than 41%

Less healthyHealthier

New Mexico towns we grade (163)Healthier than 56%

Towns with similar incomes, $47K–$79K (8,791)Healthier than 59%

Better than its income would suggest. Santa Teresa is healthier than most towns with similar incomes, even though its overall grade is C+.

These are estimates. At the ends of CDC’s likely ranges, Santa Teresa could be anywhere from C− to B+.

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 Santa Teresa 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. Santa Teresa 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 Santa Teresa 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 Santa Teresa adults…

33 of every 100 Santa Teresa adults have high blood pressure

New Mexico: 34 in 100 · too close to call · margin 29.9–37%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Santa Teresa, betterSanta Teresa, worseToo close to callNew Mexico

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.1% Santa Teresa
NM 25.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.6% Santa Teresa
NM 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 14% Santa Teresa
NM 13.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 11.1% Santa Teresa
NM 13.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Santa Teresa 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 5

working-age adults has no health insurance

Santa Teresa 19.5% · New Mexico 1 in 6 (15.6%)

Mind & connection

How Santa Teresa adults are doing

1 in 3Santa Teresa adults feel lonely

32.8% · New Mexico 34.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Santa Teresa adults have been diagnosed with depression

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

1 in 4Santa Teresa adults lack social or emotional support

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

1 in 7Santa Teresa adults are in frequent mental distress

14.8% · 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 4

Santa Teresa adults worry about having enough food

24.7% · NM 20.9% · about the same

1 in 5

Santa Teresa adults worry about keeping their housing

19.6% · NM 16.5% · about the same

1 in 8

Santa Teresa adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

12.9% · NM 11.2% · about the same

1 in 8

Santa Teresa adults lack reliable transportation

12.1% · NM 11% · about the same

20% of Santa Teresa adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 16.9% across New Mexico.

Disability

Living with a disability

35.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs15.9%

Thinking or memory15.5%

Hearing7.9%

Errands alone9.1%

Vision8.3%

Dressing or bathing5.2%

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

Around Santa Teresa

Santa Teresa and the towns around it

Care nearby

The Hospitals of Providence Transmountain CampusEl Paso · 7.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

The Hospitals of Providence - Memorial CampusEl Paso · 12.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Las Palmas Medical Center A Campus of Lpds HealthcEl Paso · 12.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Sierra Medical CenterEl Paso · 13.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Santa Teresa School-Based Health CenterSanta Teresa · 1.5 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Westway Satellite ClinicCanutillo · 8.7 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careSanta Teresa's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME-Doña Ana County · need score 18 of 25

! Dental careSanta Teresa's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Doña Ana County · need score 19 of 25

! Mental healthSanta Teresa's county is a federal shortage area.Doña Ana County · need score 13 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 Santa Teresa. 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 Santa Teresa

Measure	Santa Teresa	Margin	New Mexico
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	33.4%	29.9–37%	34.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	33.8%	30.1–37.4%	35.1%	about the same
Obesity	37.9%	32.2–43.9%	34.1%	about the same
Arthritis	23.5%	20.8–26.2%	25.6%	about the same
Depression	20.9%	17.8–24.2%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.7%	9.7–13.9%	14.2%	better
Asthma	9.1%	7.9–10.3%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	6%	5.4–6.6%	7.4%	better
Diabetes	14.8%	12.8–16.9%	13.2%	about the same
COPD	5.4%	4.5–6.4%	6.6%	better
Heart disease	6.6%	5.8–7.4%	7.2%	about the same
Stroke	3.5%	3.1–3.9%	3.8%	about the same
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	11.1%	8.8–13.5%	13.4%	about the same
Binge drink	14%	11.5–16.8%	13.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.1%	23.4–33.1%	25.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.6%	27.2–36.1%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	71%	66.9–74.9%	69%	about the same
Dentist visit	62%	58.4–65.4%	61.4%	about the same
Cholesterol check	83.5%	80.4–86.1%	83.4%	about the same
Colon screening	55.5%	50.7–60%	57.5%	about the same
Mammogram	71.2%	63.9–77.7%	70.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	73.7%	70.5–76.7%	73.3%	about the same
No health insurance	19.5%	15.1–24.8%	15.6%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	32.8%	28.4–37.4%	34.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	23.5%	19.7–27.4%	24.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.8%	12.7–17%	16.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	26.1%	22.1–30.2%	24%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	15.6%	13.5–17.8%	15.5%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	24.7%	19.8–30.4%	20.9%	about the same
Housing insecurity	19.6%	15.9–23.8%	16.5%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	12.9%	10.6–15.4%	11.2%	about the same
No reliable transportation	12.1%	9.9–14.6%	11%	about the same
Receive SNAP	20%	15.4–25%	16.9%
Disability
Any disability	35.2%	30.6–39.9%	34%
Walking or climbing stairs	15.9%	13.5–18.4%	15.5%
Thinking or memory	15.5%	13–18.3%	15.5%
Hearing	7.9%	7–8.9%	8.5%
Vision	8.3%	7–9.6%	7.2%
Dressing or bathing	5.2%	4.4–6%	4.7%
Errands alone	9.1%	7.6–10.7%	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 Santa Teresa 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 Santa Teresa better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Santa Teresa 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.