Health · Sausal

Sausal, NM health

Sausal differs from New Mexico on 14 of 40 measures. Where it trails the state most: more uninsured adults (20.3% vs 15.6%) and more adults facing food insecurity (27% vs 20.9%).

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

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 602 people are less certain, so we show Sausal's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Sausal 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 Sausal adults…

38 of every 100 Sausal adults have high blood pressure

New Mexico: 34 in 100 · too close to call · margin 33.7–42.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Sausal, betterSausal, worseToo close to callNew Mexico

Get no exerciseshare of adults 32.4% Sausal
NM 25.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 35.2% Sausal
NM 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 12.9% Sausal
NM 13.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 16.2% Sausal
NM 13.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Sausal 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

Sausal 20.3% · New Mexico 1 in 6 (15.6%)

Mind & connection

How Sausal adults are doing

1 in 3Sausal adults feel lonely

35.2% · New Mexico 34.1% · too close to call

1 in 4Sausal adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.9% · New Mexico 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 4Sausal adults lack social or emotional support

26.7% · New Mexico 24.5% · too close to call

1 in 6Sausal adults are in frequent mental distress

17.2% · 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

Sausal adults worry about having enough food

27% · NM 20.9% · worse

1 in 5

Sausal adults worry about keeping their housing

20.1% · NM 16.5% · worse

1 in 7

Sausal adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

13.7% · NM 11.2% · worse

1 in 8

Sausal adults lack reliable transportation

13.2% · NM 11% · worse

22.6% of Sausal adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 16.9% across New Mexico.

Disability

Living with a disability

40.2%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19.7%

Thinking or memory18.3%

Hearing9.8%

Errands alone11.2%

Vision9.4%

Dressing or bathing6.4%

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

Around Sausal

Sausal and the towns around it

Pick a measure to shade the map. Darker is worse for health. Pins are the nearest hospitals and community health centers.

33.8%37.8%· darker is worse for health

Obesity

#7 of 8towns on this map, healthiest first

Los Chaves34.8%

Sausal37.3%

Belen37.8%

Care nearby

VA New Mexico Healthcare SystemAlbuquerque · 27.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA Directions Medicare profile

Presbyterian HospitalAlbuquerque · 28.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Lovelace Medical CenterAlbuquerque · 28.8 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Unm HospitalAlbuquerque · 29.3 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Fcch/Belen CenterBelen · 1.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

Fcch/Los Lunas CenterLos Lunas · 9.2 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

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

! Dental careSausal's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Valencia County · need score 17 of 25

! Mental healthSausal's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Valencia County · need score 17 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 Sausal. 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 Sausal

Measure	Sausal	Margin	New Mexico
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	37.9%	33.7–42.3%	34.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	37.1%	32.8–41.7%	35.1%	about the same
Obesity	37.3%	29.9–45.2%	34.1%	about the same
Arthritis	27.7%	24.5–31.1%	25.6%	about the same
Depression	22.9%	19.3–26.6%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.7%	9.6–14.2%	14.2%	about the same
Asthma	9.9%	8.7–11.3%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.1%	6.4–7.9%	7.4%	about the same
Diabetes	16.6%	14.5–18.9%	13.2%	worse
COPD	8.3%	7.3–9.5%	6.6%	worse
Heart disease	8.6%	7.7–9.7%	7.2%	worse
Stroke	4.6%	4.2–5%	3.8%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	16.2%	13.7–19%	13.4%	worse
Binge drink	12.9%	10.4–15.6%	13.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	32.4%	27.4–37.9%	25.6%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	35.2%	29.5–41.3%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	68.9%	64.4–73.1%	69%	about the same
Dentist visit	54.3%	50.4–58.2%	61.4%	worse
Cholesterol check	81.9%	79.6–84.2%	83.4%	about the same
Colon screening	56.2%	50.9–61.5%	57.5%	about the same
Mammogram	66.6%	58.2–74.5%	70.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	75.3%	71.9–78.3%	73.3%	about the same
No health insurance	20.3%	16.8–23.9%	15.6%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	35.2%	29.1–41.6%	34.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	26.7%	22.2–31.6%	24.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	17.2%	15.1–19.3%	16.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	30.2%	26.5–34.2%	24%	worse
Frequent physical distress	18.4%	16.3–20.8%	15.5%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	27%	22.8–31%	20.9%	worse
Housing insecurity	20.1%	17–23.2%	16.5%	worse
Utility shut-off threat	13.7%	11.7–15.8%	11.2%	worse
No reliable transportation	13.2%	11.4–15.1%	11%	worse
Receive SNAP	22.6%	18.9–26.2%	16.9%
Disability
Any disability	40.2%	35.5–45.4%	34%
Walking or climbing stairs	19.7%	17.3–22.4%	15.5%
Thinking or memory	18.3%	15.9–20.8%	15.5%
Hearing	9.8%	8.7–11.1%	8.5%
Vision	9.4%	8.4–10.5%	7.2%
Dressing or bathing	6.4%	5.7–7.1%	4.7%
Errands alone	11.2%	9.9–12.7%	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 Sausal 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 Sausal better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Sausal 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.