BartonNM
A town of 1,302, settled in 1908.
Is Barton a good place to live?
Barton’s best subject grade is an A− for health; its weakest is a D for walkability. Only 13 of New Mexico’s 161 towns score higher on health. The biggest park or preserve is Loma Ponderosa Open Space, at 29 acres. Barton has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,302 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Barton grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Mexico), ordered by how far Barton is from typical.
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Moving to Barton: who provides what
Barton is unincorporated, so Bernalillo County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 27, 2026.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Barton.
Barton ranks healthier than 79% of the country’s towns
Barton beats the New Mexico average on 17 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 3. 30% of adults sleep under 7 hours in Barton, where New Mexico’s towns sit at 34% and U.S. towns at 36%. 18% of Barton adults get no exercise outside work.
| Barton | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 36% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 27% | 25% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 35% | 33% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 23% | 14% |
| What stands out | Barton | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.8% | 15.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.7% | 20.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 10.2% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Barton’s schools rank ahead of 61% of New Mexico districts
Its public schools are run by the Moriarty-Edgewood school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Route 66 ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–5 | Grades K–5 | 278 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NM on state tests and graduation
Older than New Mexico overall
People 65 and older are 34% of residents (19% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 12% of residents (23% statewide). At 51.1 years, Barton’s median age is above both New Mexico’s towns (37.2 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). 39% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Barton.
| Barton | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 51.1 years | 37.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 39% | 23% | 29% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±6.5 points. Across New Mexico, 50.3% of residents are women.
| Barton | NM | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 8.2% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 13.4% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 3.2% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 8.8% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 7.5% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 12.1% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 13.1% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 28.1% | 11.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 5.6% | 7.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 4.3% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 4.4% | 25.7% | 26% |
| Some college | 34.1% | 22.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 18.1% | 9.2% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 26.3% | 17.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 12.9% | 13.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,300, single groups can be off by several points
About half of Barton’s working residents commute to Albuquerque
Most working residents leave Barton for work: only 1% work in town. Barton’s average trip to work is 31 minutes. Jobs based in Barton fell to 57 in 2023, 103 fewer than in 2013.
| Barton | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6.6% | 21% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.8% | 14% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Barton faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 68% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Barton has four seasons and pleasant summers
Barton has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. The July high in Barton is 85°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
| Barton | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.5% | 3.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.9 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Loma Ponderosa Open Space | 0.2 mi | 29 |
| 2. Sedillo Ridge Open Space | 0.2 mi | 11 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
University Stadium and 25 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Barton. Close and well known come first.
21 mi Stadium & arenaUniversity Stadium
13 mi Ski areaSandia Peak Ski Area66 runs · 1,599 ft vertical
16 mi MuseumNational Museum of Nuclear Science & History
26 mi National MonumentPetroglyph National Monument311K visitors a year
18 mi Stadium & arenaTingley Coliseum
22 mi TheatreKiMo TheaterPhoto credits
University Stadium: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0 · Sandia Peak Ski Area: Skoch3, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Museum of Nuclear Science & History: AllenS, Public domain · Petroglyph National Monument: Unknown, Public domain · Tingley Coliseum: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · KiMo Theater: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0
Everything we know about Barton
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Barton; the nearest are
About 7 of every 100 Barton residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Mexico.
99% of working residents leave Barton for work
Where Barton’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Barton
Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States
Barton is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bernalillo and Santa Fe counties, New Mexico, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Barton had a population of 1,282. Barton is in eastern Bernalillo County and the southwest corner of Santa Fe County. It is bordered to the east by the town of Edgewood and to the northwest by Sedillo. Interstate 40 forms the northern border of the community, leading west 25 miles (40 km) to Albuquerque and east 90 miles (140 km) to Santa Rosa. New Mexico State Road 217 crosses Barton from its start at I-40 and leads south 7 miles (11 km) to New Mexico State Road 222 near Manzano Springs.
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- Area
- 9.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 6,847 ft
Questions about Barton
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Barton, NM expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.