Highland MeadowsNM
Home to 405 people, this town lies in New Mexico.
Is Highland Meadows a good place to live?
Highland Meadows’ average commute is 66 minutes, where New Mexico’s towns sit at 23 minutes and U.S. towns at 25 minutes. Only one of the 74 New Mexico towns we compare has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Highland Meadows. Highland Meadows’ trail density is 4.2 miles per square mile, against 1.0 in New Mexico’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns. Highland Meadows has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
405 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Highland Meadows: who provides what
Highland Meadows is unincorporated, so Valencia 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 Highland Meadows.
Highland Meadows has 0.0 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
The top destinations are Albuquerque (44%), Los Lunas (9%) and Belen (9%). Highland Meadows: 27% of residents live below the poverty line. Half the trips to work are shorter than 32 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Highland Meadows has a high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Highland Meadows’ natural-hazard score from FEMA stands at 77 of 100. Four fifths of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by earthquakes at 10%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Highland Meadows is
The share of adults in Highland Meadows who have been diagnosed with depression: 25%. Only 4 of the 74 New Mexico towns we compare have a higher share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Highland Meadows. 21% of adults in Highland Meadows report frequent physical distress; 19% have diabetes.
| Highland Meadows | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 26% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Highland Meadows | NM |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 30.8% | 14.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 11.1% | 6.6% |
| More smokers | 21.3% | 13.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
The median home in Highland Meadows sells for about $165K
Among households in Highland Meadows, 54% own their home.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Highland Meadows
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Highland Meadows; the nearest are
About 5 of every 100 Highland Meadows residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Mexico.
100% of working residents leave Highland Meadows for work
Where Highland Meadows’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Highland Meadows
Census-designated place in Valencia County, New Mexico, United States
Highland Meadows is a census-designated place in Valencia County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Highland Meadows had a population of 568.
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- Area
- 6.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 5,492 ft
Questions about Highland Meadows
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Highland Meadows, NM a good place to live?
Highland Meadows has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.