Casas AdobesNM
A town of 195.
Is Casas Adobes a good place to live?
Casas Adobes’ median age is 63.4 years, above both New Mexico’s towns (37.2 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). No town among the 74 in New Mexico we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Casas Adobes. Acklin Store is on the National Register of Historic Places. Casas Adobes has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
195 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Casas Adobes: who provides what
Casas Adobes is unincorporated, so Grant 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 Casas Adobes.
The schools Casas Adobes’s kids attend
Its public schools are run by the Cobre school district. Its one school is below.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Lorenzo ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 78 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Casas Adobes stands out in New Mexico and nationally, with the FEMA risk score higher than most
Casas Adobes’ FEMA risk score is 99 of 100, above both the New Mexico town median (66 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100).
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Casas Adobes has 0.2 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Casas Adobes for work: only 2% work in town. The top destinations are Silver City (21%), Albuquerque (5%) and Las Cruces (5%). Half commute less than 28 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Casas Adobes has mild winters and hot summers
Casas Adobes has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. The July high in Casas Adobes is 89°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Fewer of Casas Adobes’ adults binge drink than in the typical New Mexico or U.S. town
9.4% of Casas Adobes adults binge drink. Only 4 of the 74 New Mexico towns we compare have a lower share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Casas Adobes. 12% of Casas Adobes adults smoke cigarettes.
| Casas Adobes | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 9.4% | 13% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 35% | 35% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 35% | 33% |
| What stands out | Casas Adobes | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.3% | 16.5% |
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 6.4% | 11.2% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 14.5% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Casas Adobes
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Casas Adobes; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Casas Adobes residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Mexico.
98% of working residents leave Casas Adobes for work
Where Casas Adobes’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Casas Adobes
Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States
Casas Adobes is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Casas Adobes had a population of 279. Previously it was included within the San Lorenzo CDP. The community is in eastern Grant County, in the valley of the Mimbres River. It is bordered to the northeast by San Lorenzo and to the north by Mimbres, both unincorporated. New Mexico State Road 152 passes just south of the community, leading west 14 miles (23 km) to Santa Clara and east over the Black Range 34 miles (55 km) to Hillsboro.
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- Area
- 0.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 5,820 ft
Questions about Casas Adobes
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Casas Adobes, NM a good place to live?
Casas Adobes has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.