Center PointNM
A town of 2,286.
Is Center Point a good place to live?
Center Point’s weakest subject grade is a D− for walkability. Center Point’s median age is 55.5 years, above both New Mexico’s towns (37.2 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). Only 10 of New Mexico’s 159 towns score lower on walkability. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 91% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top. Lower Animas Ditch is on the National Register of Historic Places. Center Point has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
98% of working residents leave Center Point for work
Where Center Point’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How Center Point grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Mexico), ordered by how far Center Point is from typical.
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Moving to Center Point: who provides what
Center Point is unincorporated, so San Juan 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 Center Point.
Inland flooding leads a very high hazard risk in Center Point
Among 74 New Mexico towns, just 4 have a higher FEMA risk score than Center Point.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Center Point’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Center Point for work: only 2% work in town. Center Point’s average trip to work is 31 minutes, above both the New Mexico town median (23 minutes) and the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). Jobs based in Center Point grew to 173 in 2023, 56 more than in 2013.
| Center Point | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.1% | 14% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 12% | 21% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and hot summers in Center Point
Center Point has chilly winters and warm summers, with very little rain. Center Point’s July high is 91°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Center Point has set aside 7% of its land for conservation
4.4 miles of trail in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is Aztec Ruins National Monument, at 33 acres.
| Center Point | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 7% | 3.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Animas #8 (River Tracts) | — | 40 |
| 2. Aztec Ruins National Monument | 0.1 mi | 33 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
On CDC estimates, Center Point is healthier than 52% of U.S. towns
Center Point beats the New Mexico average on 6 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 5. 72% of adults had a checkup this year in Center Point.
| Center Point | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 72% | 69% | 79% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 13% | 13% | 16% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 35% | 35% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 16% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Center Point | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 10.2% | 15.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 15.3% | 20.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 20.4% | 14.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The median home in Center Point sells for about $365K
94% of Center Point households own their home. Among 71 New Mexico towns, just 7 have a higher median rent than Center Point.
| Center Point | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Households that own their home | 94% | 70% | 73% |
| Median rent | $1,396 a month | $940 a month | $1,185 a month |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Center Point
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Center Point
About 11 of every 100 Center Point residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Mexico.
About Center Point
Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States
Center Point is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in San Juan County, New Mexico, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Center Point had a population of 2,435. The CDP is in the northeast part of the county, bordered to the south by the city of Aztec, the county seat, and to the northeast by Cedar Hill. It is in the valley of the Animas River, a southwest-flowing tributary of the San Juan River. U.S. Route 550 runs through the CDP, leading southwest 5 miles (8 km) to the center of Aztec and north 31 miles (50 km) to Durango, Colorado.
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- Area
- 9.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 5,741 ft
Center Point’s neighbors
2 towns share a border with Center Point.
| Town | NM rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Center Point | — | — | B− | — | C+ | B− |
| Cedar Hill | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aztec | #51 | D | B | C− | C+ | C |
Center Point has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Center Point reports no FBI crime data of its own. Cedar Hill isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Center Point with a neighbor →
Questions about Center Point
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Center Point, NM expensive?
The typical home is worth about $193,000, 39% below the New Mexico typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B−.