Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 366, settled in 1875.
15% of the land in Gila is conserved, above both the New Mexico town median (3.9%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). L. C. Ranch Headquarters is on the National Register of Historic Places. Gila has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
The archive holds 5 old photos and papers going back to 2012 and 2 maps from 1959 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Gila 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Gila.
Of the losses FEMA expects in Gila, 57% come from inland flooding and 40% from wildfires. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 99% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
30% of residents live below the poverty line in Gila. The top destinations are Silver City (27%), Albuquerque (16%) and Las Cruces (6%). The median commute is under 44 miles.
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Trails total 0.1 miles in 2 parks and preserves. The biggest park or preserve is State Game Commission Land, at 111 acres.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. State Game Commission Land | — | 111 |
| 2. Gila Park | — | 2 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Gila does better than the New Mexico average on 13 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 8. 30% of Gila adults sleep under 7 hours. Only one of the 74 New Mexico towns we compare has a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Gila.
| Gila | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 44% | 35% | 35% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 35% | 33% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 36% |
| What stands out | Gila | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 9% | 15.6% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.6% | 16.5% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 13.1% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
None within 15 miles of Gila; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Gila residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Mexico.
Where Gila’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States
Gila is a census-designated place (CDP) in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. It is 48 kilometres (30 miles) northwest of the county seat, Silver City. Its population was 285 as of the 2020 census. The community is located in the irrigated valley of the Gila River in the midst of hilly and mountainous semi-arid terrain. The townsite was sporadically populated by the Apache, Spanish and Mexican colonists, and American mountain men prior to the rise to prominence of the million-acre Lyons & Campbell Ranch. The ranch established its headquarters in Gila in 1890 and was one of the largest ranches in the United States. The headquarters building is on the National Register of Historic Place…
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Gila has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.