Deer CanyonNM
In New Mexico, this town has 29 residents.
Is Deer Canyon a good place to live?
100% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Deer Canyon, against 23% in New Mexico’s towns and 29% across U.S. towns. No town among the 74 in New Mexico we compare has a higher owner-occupancy rate than Deer Canyon. Deer Canyon’s trail density is 0.1 miles per square mile, below both the New Mexico town median (1.0) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Deer Canyon has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
29 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Deer Canyon: who provides what
Deer Canyon is unincorporated, so Torrance 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 Deer Canyon.
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Deer Canyon
Expect July afternoons of 85° and January nights of 22°, with about 14 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Deer Canyon has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
The FEMA hazard score in Deer Canyon is 64 of 100. Expected losses in Deer Canyon break down as 70% from inland flooding and 13% from wildfires.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
A larger share of adults had a checkup this year in Deer Canyon than in most of New Mexico or the rest of the country
Two figures for adults in Deer Canyon: 21% report frequent physical distress, 7.5% binge drink. Among 74 New Mexico towns, just 6 have a lower share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Deer Canyon. The share of adults in Deer Canyon who have high blood pressure: 53%. This New Mexico town does better than the New Mexico average on 8 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 11.
| Deer Canyon | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 14% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 7.5% | 13% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 53% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Deer Canyon | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 7.6% | 15.6% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 8.8% | 16.5% |
| More adults with COPD | 15.5% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
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Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Deer Canyon
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Deer Canyon; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Deer Canyon residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Mexico.
About Deer Canyon
Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States
Deer Canyon is a census-designated place (CDP) in Torrance County, New Mexico, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Deer Canyon had a population of 74. The CDP is in the southwestern part of the county, at the base of 400-foot-high (120 m) cliffs that rise to the southeast. It is 7 miles (11 km) south of Mountainair and 70 miles (110 km) southeast of Albuquerque.
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- Area
- 8.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 6,736 ft
Questions about Deer Canyon
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Is Deer Canyon, NM a good place to live?
Deer Canyon has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.