Casa ColoradaNM
With 351 residents, it is a town in New Mexico.
Is Casa Colorada a good place to live?
Of the 74 New Mexico towns we compare, none has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Casa Colorada. The biggest park or preserve is State Game Commission Land, at 48 acres. Casa Colorada has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
351 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Casa Colorada: who provides what
Casa Colorada is unincorporated, so Valencia 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 Casa Colorada.
Casa Colorada has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
FEMA expects more storm and flood damage in Casa Colorada than in 74% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Casa Colorada, expect mild winters and hot summers
The range runs from 21° on a January night to 94° on a July afternoon, with about 5 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About two in five of Casa Colorada’s working residents commute to Albuquerque
Only 2% of working residents stay in Casa Colorada for work; the rest commute out. The town’s average commute comes in at 33 minutes. Jobs in Casa Colorada grew by 98 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 100. The top destinations are Albuquerque (38%), Belen (15%) and Santa Fe (5%).
| Casa Colorada | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 14% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
How healthy Casa Colorada is
Of 32 CDC measures, Casa Colorada beats the New Mexico average on 2 and trails it on 1. Casa Colorada: 16% of adults have diabetes, where New Mexico’s towns sit at 14% and U.S. towns at 12%. Among adults in the town, 27% say their health is fair or poor.
| Casa Colorada | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 13% | 16% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 12% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 16% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 69% | 79% |
| What stands out | Casa Colorada | NM |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 76.9% | 73.3% |
| More adults getting cholesterol checked | 86.2% | 83.4% |
| More adults with diabetes | 16.3% | 13.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Compared with most of New Mexico and the rest of the country, trail density in Casa Colorada is lower
In Casa Colorada, 1.4% of the land is conserved, below both New Mexico’s towns (3.9%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Across 1 park or preserve: 1.0 miles of trail.
| Casa Colorada | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 1.4% | 3.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Commission Land | — | 48 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Casa Colorada
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Casa Colorada
About 7 of every 100 Casa Colorada residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Mexico.
Questions about Casa Colorada
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Casa Colorada, NM a good place to live?
Casa Colorada has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.