Health · Vaughn

Vaughn, NM health

Vaughn differs from New Mexico on 18 of 40 measures. It has fewer binge drinkers (10.5% vs 13.7%) and fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth (11.6% vs 14.2%). Where it trails the state: more adults with diabetes (20.2% vs 13.2%).

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

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Health Grades cover towns with 1,000 or more residents. CDC's estimates for a place of 493 people are less certain, so we show Vaughn's figures without a grade.

Report card

How Vaughn 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 Vaughn adults…

43 of every 100 Vaughn adults have high blood pressure

New Mexico: 34 in 100 · worse · margin 37.8–47.5%

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

Habits

Everyday habits, side by side with the state

Vaughn, betterVaughn, worseToo close to callNew Mexico

Get no exerciseshare of adults 36.5% Vaughn
NM 25.6%

Sleep under 7 hoursshare of adults 33.3% Vaughn
NM 32.7%

Binge drinkshare of adults 10.5% Vaughn
NM 13.7%

Smoke cigarettesshare of adults 13.1% Vaughn
NM 13.4%

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Care & screenings

Keeping up with care

Share of Vaughn 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 4

working-age adults has no health insurance

Vaughn 22.9% · New Mexico 1 in 6 (15.6%)

Mind & connection

How Vaughn adults are doing

1 in 3Vaughn adults feel lonely

33.9% · New Mexico 34.1% · too close to call

1 in 5Vaughn adults have been diagnosed with depression

19.5% · New Mexico 23.2% · better

1 in 4Vaughn adults lack social or emotional support

25.4% · New Mexico 24.5% · too close to call

1 in 7Vaughn adults are in frequent mental distress

14.3% · 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

Vaughn adults worry about having enough food

27.3% · NM 20.9% · worse

1 in 5

Vaughn adults worry about keeping their housing

19.2% · NM 16.5% · about the same

1 in 8

Vaughn adults were threatened with a utility shut-off

12.3% · NM 11.2% · about the same

1 in 8

Vaughn adults lack reliable transportation

12.3% · NM 11% · about the same

21.9% of Vaughn adults receive SNAP (food stamps), compared with 16.9% across New Mexico.

Disability

Living with a disability

42.3%

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

Walking or climbing stairs23.8%

Thinking or memory16.5%

Hearing11.3%

Errands alone11.2%

Vision11.3%

Dressing or bathing7.1%

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

Around Vaughn

Vaughn and the towns around it

Care nearby

Guadalupe County HospitalSanta Rosa · 36.9 mi · ER Directions Medicare profile

Alta Vista Regional HospitalLas Vegas · 66.5 mi · ER · rural critical access Directions Medicare profile

Christus St. Vincent Regional Medical CenterSanta Fe · 79.1 mi · ★★★★★ · ER Directions Medicare profile

VA New Mexico Healthcare SystemAlbuquerque · 83.4 mi · ★★★★★ · ER · VA Directions Medicare profile

Santa Rosa Primary CareSanta Rosa · 37 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

La Loma ClinicAnton Chico · 41.3 mi · community health center, sliding-scale fees Directions

! Primary careVaughn's county is a federal shortage area.Guadalupe County · need score 18 of 25

! Dental careVaughn's county is a federal shortage area.Guadalupe County · need score 17 of 25

! Mental healthVaughn's county is a federal shortage area.Guadalupe 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 Vaughn. 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 Vaughn

Measure	Vaughn	Margin	New Mexico
Chronic conditions
High blood pressure	42.6%	37.8–47.5%	34.3%	worse
High cholesterol	40.6%	35.6–45.4%	35.1%	worse
Obesity	37.1%	28.7–46.2%	34.1%	about the same
Arthritis	31.6%	27.6–35.5%	25.6%	worse
Depression	19.5%	16.1–23%	23.2%	better
Lost all teeth (65+)	11.6%	9.4–14.1%	14.2%	better
Asthma	9.3%	8–10.6%	9.9%	about the same
Cancer (not skin)	7.9%	7–8.8%	7.4%	about the same
Diabetes	20.2%	17.3–23.3%	13.2%	worse
COPD	8%	6.7–9.6%	6.6%	worse
Heart disease	9.9%	8.6–11.3%	7.2%	worse
Stroke	5.4%	4.7–6.1%	3.8%	worse
Habits
Smoke cigarettes	13.1%	10.8–16%	13.4%	about the same
Binge drink	10.5%	8.4–12.9%	13.7%	better
Get no exercise	36.5%	30.4–43.4%	25.6%	worse
Sleep under 7 hours	33.3%	27.1–40.1%	32.7%	about the same
Care & screenings
Yearly checkup	73%	68.6–76.9%	69%	about the same
Dentist visit	56%	52.2–59.7%	61.4%	worse
Cholesterol check	86.1%	83.8–88.2%	83.4%	better
Colon screening	58.4%	52.8–63.9%	57.5%	about the same
Mammogram	65.5%	56.5–74.1%	70.3%	about the same
Taking BP meds	79.8%	76.5–82.5%	73.3%	better
No health insurance	22.9%	17.9–28.4%	15.6%	worse
Mind & connection
Feel lonely	33.9%	28.5–39.6%	34.1%	about the same
Lack emotional support	25.4%	21.4–29.9%	24.5%	about the same
Frequent mental distress	14.3%	12.4–16.4%	16.1%	about the same
Fair or poor health	32.6%	27.9–38.2%	24%	worse
Frequent physical distress	19.4%	16.8–22.5%	15.5%	worse
Everyday needs
Food insecurity	27.3%	22.2–32.5%	20.9%	worse
Housing insecurity	19.2%	15.9–22.6%	16.5%	about the same
Utility shut-off threat	12.3%	10.3–14.4%	11.2%	about the same
No reliable transportation	12.3%	10.4–14.4%	11%	about the same
Receive SNAP	21.9%	17.5–26.3%	16.9%
Disability
Any disability	42.3%	36.6–48.5%	34%
Walking or climbing stairs	23.8%	20.3–28%	15.5%
Thinking or memory	16.5%	14.1–19.4%	15.5%
Hearing	11.3%	9.8–12.9%	8.5%
Vision	11.3%	9.6–13.2%	7.2%
Dressing or bathing	7.1%	6–8.4%	4.7%
Errands alone	11.2%	9.4–13.2%	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 Vaughn 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 Vaughn better or worse.

CDC's own town estimateCDC publishes Vaughn 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.