Health · Tijeras

Tijeras, NM health

Tijeras differs from New Mexico on 21 of 40 measures. It has fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (7.2% vs 14.2%) and fewer adults facing food insecurity (11.4% vs 20.9%). Where it trails the state: more adults who have had cancer (8.9% vs 7.4%).

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

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 524 people are less certain, so we show Tijeras's figures without a grade.

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How Tijeras 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 Tijeras adults…

36 of every 100 Tijeras adults have high blood pressure

New Mexico: 34 in 100 · too close to call · margin 32.3–39.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Tijeras, betterTijeras, worseToo close to callNew Mexico

Get no exerciseshare of adults 19.4% Tijeras
NM 25.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 28.4% Tijeras
NM 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 13.3% Tijeras
NM 13.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 9.3% Tijeras
NM 13.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Tijeras 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 10

working-age adults has no health insurance

Tijeras 10.2% · New Mexico 1 in 6 (15.6%)

Mind & connection

How Tijeras adults are doing

1 in 3Tijeras adults feel lonely

29.9% · New Mexico 34.1% · better

1 in 4Tijeras adults have been diagnosed with depression

22.6% · New Mexico 23.2% · too close to call

1 in 5Tijeras adults lack social or emotional support

20.6% · New Mexico 24.5% · better

1 in 8Tijeras adults are in frequent mental distress

12.8% · 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 9

Tijeras adults worry about having enough food

11.4% · NM 20.9% · better

1 in 10

Tijeras adults worry about keeping their housing

10.5% · NM 16.5% · better

1 in 15

Tijeras adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

6.8% · NM 11.2% · better

1 in 16

Tijeras adults lack reliable transportation

6.4% · NM 11% · better

8% of Tijeras adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 16.9% across New Mexico.

Disability

Living with a disability

27%

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

Walking or climbing stairs12.4%

Thinking or memory10.7%

Hearing7.6%

Errands alone6.2%

Vision4.8%

Dressing or bathing3.5%

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

Around Tijeras

Tijeras and the towns around it

Care nearby

VA New Mexico Healthcare SystemAlbuquerque · 11.7 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA Directions Medicare profile

Lovelace Women's HospitalAlbuquerque · 12.5 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Unm HospitalAlbuquerque · 13.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Presbyterian HospitalAlbuquerque · 14.6 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

Fcch/Edgewood CenterEdgewood · 10.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

First Nations Community Healthsource Inc Central Avenue Health CenterAlbuquerque · 10.8 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careTijeras's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.Low-income residents, Bernalillo County · need score 18 of 25

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

! Mental healthTijeras's county is a federal shortage area for some residents.ME - Bernalillo County MH · need score 19 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 Tijeras. 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 Tijeras

Measure	Tijeras	Margin	New Mexico
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	36%	32.3–39.5%	34.3%	about the same
High cholesterol	39.4%	35.6–43.1%	35.1%	worse
Obesity	31.7%	27.1–36.5%	34.1%	about the same
Arthritis	27.5%	24.4–30.5%	25.6%	about the same
Depression	22.6%	19.5–25.6%	23.2%	about the same
Lost all teeth (65+)	7.2%	5.8–8.9%	14.2%	better
Asthma	9%	7.9–10.2%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	8.9%	8–9.8%	7.4%	worse
Diabetes	12.1%	10.4–13.9%	13.2%	about the same
COPD	5%	4.3–5.8%	6.6%	better
Heart disease	6.9%	6.1–7.7%	7.2%	about the same
Stroke	3.3%	3–3.6%	3.8%	better
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	9.3%	7.7–11%	13.4%	better
Binge drink	13.3%	11–15.6%	13.7%	about the same
Get no exercise	19.4%	16.2–22.8%	25.6%	better
Sleep under 7 hours	28.4%	24.8–32.2%	32.7%	better
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	71.4%	67.7–74.7%	69%	about the same
Dentist visit	70.9%	68–73.7%	61.4%	better
Cholesterol check	89.6%	88.1–91.1%	83.4%	better
Colon screening	69.2%	65.1–73.1%	57.5%	better
Mammogram	74.4%	68.4–79.8%	70.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	74.6%	70.8–77.8%	73.3%	about the same
No health insurance	10.2%	8.4–12.2%	15.6%	better
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	29.9%	26.3–33.8%	34.1%	better
Lack emotional support	20.6%	17.8–23.8%	24.5%	better
Frequent mental distress	12.8%	11.2–14.5%	16.1%	better
Fair or poor health	18.2%	15.7–20.8%	24%	better
Frequent physical distress	13.2%	11.6–15%	15.5%	better
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	11.4%	9.5–13.7%	20.9%	better
Housing insecurity	10.5%	8.9–12.4%	16.5%	better
Utility shut-off threat	6.8%	5.7–7.9%	11.2%	better
No reliable transportation	6.4%	5.5–7.4%	11%	better
Receive SNAP	8%	6.4–9.9%	16.9%
Disability
Any disability	27%	23.5–30.6%	34%
Walking or climbing stairs	12.4%	10.6–14.2%	15.5%
Thinking or memory	10.7%	9.2–12.3%	15.5%
Hearing	7.6%	6.6–8.6%	8.5%
Vision	4.8%	4.3–5.4%	7.2%
Dressing or bathing	3.5%	3.1–3.9%	4.7%
Errands alone	6.2%	5.4–7.1%	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 Tijeras 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 Tijeras better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Tijeras 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.