GarfieldNM
A town of 85, settled in 1896.
Is Garfield a good place to live?
85% of residents live below the poverty line in Garfield, against 21% in New Mexico’s towns and 9.6% across U.S. towns. Of the 74 New Mexico towns we compare, none has a higher home-ownership rate than Garfield. Garfield has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
85 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Garfield: who provides what
Garfield is unincorporated, so Doña Ana 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 Garfield.
Garfield’s typical home value is about $177K
Typical home values rose 5.1% in the year to September 2026.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
The schools Garfield’s kids attend
Its one school is below. The public schools here belong to the Hatch Valley school district. Garfield’s only public school teaches 96 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Garfield ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–2 | Grades PK–2 | 96 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Top of a high hazard risk in Garfield: inland flooding
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 77% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 54% of Garfield’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 37% to drought. One declared disaster, in 2006, has brought federal aid to Garfield households.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Garfield, a typical July afternoon runs hotter than in the typical New Mexico or U.S. town
Expect chilly winters and hot summers in Garfield, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 97°, January nights drop to 25° and snow is almost unheard of.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of New Mexico and the rest of the country, more of Garfield’s adults get no exercise outside work
Among adults in Garfield, 43% have obesity, where New Mexico’s towns sit at 35% and U.S. towns at 35%. Only 7 of the 74 New Mexico towns we compare have a higher share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Garfield. Just over a tenth of Garfield adults binge drink. Against the New Mexico average, Garfield comes out ahead on 3 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 22.
| Garfield | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 26% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 14% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 17% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 27% | 25% |
| What stands out | Garfield | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 11.3% | 13.7% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.4% | 7.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 32% | 15.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Garfield
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Garfield; the nearest are
About 6 of every 100 Garfield residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Mexico.
About Garfield
Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States
Garfield is a census-designated place in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Garfield had a population of 131. Garfield has a post office with ZIP code 87936, which opened on September 19, 1896. The community is located on New Mexico State Road 187 south of Exit 51 of Interstate 25 .
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- Area
- 0.8 sq mi
- Elevation
- 4,104 ft
- ZIP code
- 87936
Questions about Garfield
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Garfield, NM a good place to live?
Garfield has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.