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Edith EnclaveNM

The town, home to 185 people, lies in New Mexico.

Is Edith Enclave a good place to live?

Edith Enclave’s median age is 50.5 years, where New Mexico’s towns sit at 37.2 years and U.S. towns at 40.5 years. Edith Enclave has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

185 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Nearby attractions

University Stadium and 26 more within 40 miles

Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Edith Enclave. Close and well known come first.

All 44 attractions →
Sources: National Park Service · ski areas © OpenSkiMap / OpenStreetMap contributors · Wikidata · Wikipedia readership · photos via Wikimedia Commons
Photo credits

University Stadium: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0 · Petroglyph National Monument: Unknown, Public domain · Bandelier National Monument: Andrew Dunn (talk · contribs), CC BY-SA 2.0 · KiMo Theater: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Rio Rancho Events Center: Maryabm2009, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tingley Coliseum: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0

Getting set up

Moving to Edith Enclave: who provides what

Who provides power, water and the rest in Edith Enclave, and how to reach them.

PowerPNM16.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterAlbuquerque Water SystemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet6 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
SchoolsAlbuquerque Public SchoolsWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn New Mexico you can register online until 28 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereBernalillo County ClerkBernalillo County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP codes87113, 8711487113 74% · 87114 26%Census 2020

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 Edith Enclave.

Work & commute

More than half of Edith Enclave’s working residents commute to Albuquerque

17% of residents live below the poverty line in Edith Enclave. The top destinations are Albuquerque (56%), Kirtland AFB (13%) and Los Lunas (4%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 10 miles.

0%work in town
Edith EnclaveNew Mexico townsU.S. towns
Below the poverty line17%21%9.6%
Average trip to work23 minutes23 minutes25 minutes

Where working residents work

In Edith Enclave0%
Albuquerque56%
Kirtland AFB13%
Los Lunas4%
Santa Fe4%
10 mi
median commute distance
8
jobs based in Edith Enclave
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents

Census LEHD 2023 · ACS

Climate

Edith Enclave: four seasons and hot summers

A winter brings about 8 inches of snow, with January nights at 21° and July afternoons at 93°.

8″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–52°
Spring38–73°
Summer59–92°
Fall40–72°
Oct 17
typical first frost
Apr 25
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Natural hazards

Natural hazards: low risk in Edith Enclave, mostly inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in two thirds of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Edith Enclave, 82% come from inland flooding and 8% from earthquakes.

33risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
33Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingEarthquakes

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Who lives here

Fewer adults under 35 in Edith Enclave than across New Mexico

Adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (23% statewide); people 65 and older are 25% of residents (19% statewide). A bachelor’s degree or higher: 27% of adults 25 and older, vs 31% across New Mexico.

50.5median age · NM 39.4
Edith EnclaveNew MexicoUnited States

Ages · share of residents

Education · adults 25 and older

No diploma18%
High school24%
Some college21%
Associate’s9%
Bachelor’s10%
Graduate17%

Women and men · all residents

Somewhere between 37% and 60% women

The Census survey reached too few of Edith Enclave’s residents to say more: its margin here is ±11.3 points. Across New Mexico, 50.3% of residents are women.

Ages and education in Edith Enclave
Edith EnclaveNMU.S.
Under 1015.7%11%11.6%
10 to 173.2%10.7%10.3%
18 to 247.6%9.3%9.1%
25 to 347%13.2%13.7%
35 to 4411.4%12.8%13.2%
45 to 548.6%11.2%12.2%
55 to 6421.6%12.5%12.7%
65 to 7416.8%11.5%10.2%
75 and older8.1%7.8%7%
No diploma18.4%12%10.4%
High school24.3%25.7%26%
Some college21.3%22.2%19.1%
Associate’s8.8%9.2%8.8%
Bachelor’s10.3%17.1%21.6%
Graduate16.9%13.9%14.1%

U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 200, single groups can be off by several points

Outdoors

0% of Edith Enclave is conserved land

1.0 miles of trail. The trail density for Edith Enclave comes to 0.6 miles per square mile.

0%conserved
0%
conserved · 0 of 993 acres
1.0 mi
of trails · 0.6 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Edith Enclave

14pages on Edith Enclave
After high school

Colleges nearby

4 within 15 miles of the center of Edith Enclave

A commuter town

100% of working residents leave Edith Enclave for work

Where Edith Enclave’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.

56% → Albuquerque Albuquerque 56% 13% → Kirtland AFB Kirtland AFB 13% 4% → Los Lunas Los Lunas 4% 4% → Santa Fe Santa Fe 4% 4% → South Valley South Valley 4% 3% → Los Alamos Los Alamos 3% Edith Enclave · 0% stay
8jobs based in Edith Enclave
0%of working residents work in town
10 mimedian commute distance

Census LEHD 2023

About Edith Enclave

Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States

Edith Enclave is a census-designated place (CDP) in Bernalillo County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 211 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
1.6 sq mi
Elevation
5,015 ft

Questions about Edith Enclave

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Edith Enclave, NM a good place to live?

Edith Enclave has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.