Health · Springer

Springer, NM health

Springer differs from New Mexico on 15 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (10% vs 14.2%) and fewer smokers (10.6% vs 13.4%). Where it trails the state: more adults with diabetes (17% vs 13.2%).

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

Report card

How Springer 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 Springer adults…

39 of every 100 Springer adults have high blood pressure

New Mexico: 34 in 100 · worse · margin 34.4–44.3%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Springer, betterSpringer, worseToo close to callNew Mexico

Get no exerciseshare of adults 28.4% Springer
NM 25.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 31.7% Springer
NM 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 11.6% Springer
NM 13.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 10.6% Springer
NM 13.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Springer 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 6

working-age adults has no health insurance

Springer 16.3% · New Mexico 1 in 6 (15.6%)

Mind & connection

How Springer adults are doing

1 in 3Springer adults feel lonely

30.8% · New Mexico 34.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Springer adults have been diagnosed with depression

19.4% · New Mexico 23.2% · better

1 in 4Springer adults lack social or emotional support

22.3% · New Mexico 24.5% · too close to call

1 in 8Springer adults are in frequent mental distress

13.2% · New Mexico 16.1% · better

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 5

Springer adults worry about having enough food

18.3% · NM 20.9% · about the same

1 in 7

Springer adults worry about keeping their housing

14.3% · NM 16.5% · about the same

1 in 11

Springer adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

9.3% · NM 11.2% · better

1 in 11

Springer adults lack reliable transportation

9.1% · NM 11% · better

13.8% of Springer adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 16.9% across New Mexico.

Disability

Living with a disability

36.7%

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

Walking or climbing stairs19%

Thinking or memory13.6%

Hearing10.4%

Errands alone8.8%

Vision8.1%

Dressing or bathing5.3%

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

Around Springer

Springer and the towns around it

Care nearby

Miners' Colfax Medical CenterRaton · 35.5 mi · ER · rural critical access

Holy Cross Hospital A Div of Taos Health SystemsTaos · 51.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access

Mt San Rafael HospitalTrinidad · 56.2 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · rural critical access

Alta Vista Regional HospitalLas Vegas · 59.9 mi · ER · rural critical access

Springer Medical & Dental ClinicSpringer · 0.4 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

Wagon Mound ClinicWagon Mound · 25.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees

! Primary careSpringer's county is a federal shortage area.Colfax County · need score 19 of 25

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

! Mental healthSpringer's county is a federal shortage area.Colfax County · need score 16 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 Springer. 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 Springer

Measure	Springer	Margin	New Mexico
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	39.3%	34.4–44.3%	34.3%	worse
High cholesterol	38.9%	34–43.9%	35.1%	about the same
Obesity	31.6%	23.7–40.1%	34.1%	about the same
Arthritis	30.3%	26.3–34.4%	25.6%	worse
Depression	19.4%	16.1–23.1%	23.2%	better
Lost all teeth (65+)	10%	8.1–12.3%	14.2%	better
Asthma	9%	7.8–10.4%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.9%	8–9.8%	7.4%	worse
Diabetes	17%	14.5–19.6%	13.2%	worse
COPD	6.7%	5.6–7.9%	6.6%	about the same
Heart disease	8.9%	7.8–10.1%	7.2%	worse
Stroke	4.6%	4.1–5.2%	3.8%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	10.6%	8.7–12.9%	13.4%	better
Binge drink	11.6%	9.3–14.3%	13.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	28.4%	23.3–34.1%	25.6%	about the same
Sleep under 7 hours	31.7%	25.4–38.4%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	74%	70–77.9%	69%	better
Dentist visit	63.9%	60.1–67.7%	61.4%	about the same
Cholesterol check	88.2%	86.3–90%	83.4%	better
Colon screening	61.3%	55.6–66.8%	57.5%	about the same
Mammogram	72.4%	64.1–80%	70.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.9%	76.6–82.9%	73.3%	better
No health insurance	16.3%	12.5–20.1%	15.6%	about the same
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	30.8%	26.1–36.3%	34.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	22.3%	18.9–26.3%	24.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	13.2%	11.4–15.1%	16.1%	better
Fair or poor health	25.4%	21.7–29.5%	24%	about the same
Frequent physical distress	16.4%	14.2–19%	15.5%	about the same
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	18.3%	14.9–22.3%	20.9%	about the same
Housing insecurity	14.3%	11.9–17.2%	16.5%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	9.3%	7.8–11%	11.2%	better
No reliable transportation	9.1%	7.7–10.7%	11%	better
Receive SNAP	13.8%	10.9–17%	16.9%
Disability
Any disability	36.7%	31.5–42.1%	34%
Walking or climbing stairs	19%	16–22.2%	15.5%
Thinking or memory	13.6%	11.7–15.8%	15.5%
Hearing	10.4%	9.1–11.8%	8.5%
Vision	8.1%	7–9.3%	7.2%
Dressing or bathing	5.3%	4.6–6.2%	4.7%
Errands alone	8.8%	7.5–10.3%	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 Springer 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 Springer better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Springer 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.