Indian HillsNM
Some 622 people live in this town, in New Mexico.
Is Indian Hills a good place to live?
Indian Hills’ average trip to work is 37 minutes, against 23 minutes in New Mexico’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns. Among 74 New Mexico towns, just 3 have a lower share of working residents who work in town than Indian Hills. Indian Hills has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
622 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Indian Hills: who provides what
Indian Hills 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 Indian Hills.
About half of Indian Hills’ working residents commute to Albuquerque
Half the trips to work are shorter than 28 miles. The share of residents in Indian Hills who live below the poverty line: 21%. Commuting out is the norm here: 1% of working residents work locally. The top destinations are Albuquerque (50%), Moriarty (11%) and Estancia (3%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Top of a high hazard risk in Indian Hills: inland flooding
Compared with just over three quarters of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in Indian Hills is higher. Expected losses in Indian Hills break down as 63% from inland flooding and 20% from wildfires.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
In Indian Hills, expect four seasons and pleasant summers
Expect July afternoons of 87° and January nights of 18°, with about 22 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Indian Hills is
Among adults in Indian Hills, 20% worry about having enough food. CDC measures, 32 in all: Indian Hills beats New Mexico on 1 and trails on 2. Only 6 of the 74 New Mexico towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Indian Hills.
| Indian Hills | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 69% | 69% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 23% | 23% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 17% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 14% |
| What stands out | Indian Hills | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.8% | 14.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 8.3% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
In Indian Hills, trail density runs lower than in the typical New Mexico or U.S. town
1.0 miles of trail.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
University Stadium and 24 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Indian Hills. Close and well known come first.
28 mi Stadium & arenaUniversity Stadium
34 mi National MonumentPetroglyph National Monument311K visitors a year
23 mi MuseumNational Museum of Nuclear Science & History
22 mi Ski areaSandia Peak Ski Area66 runs · 1,599 ft vertical
30 mi TheatreKiMo Theater
25 mi Stadium & arenaTingley ColiseumPhoto credits
University Stadium: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0 · Petroglyph National Monument: Unknown, Public domain · National Museum of Nuclear Science & History: AllenS, Public domain · Sandia Peak Ski Area: Skoch3, CC BY-SA 3.0 · KiMo Theater: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tingley Coliseum: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0
Everything we know about Indian Hills
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Indian Hills; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Indian Hills residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Mexico.
99% of working residents leave Indian Hills for work
Where Indian Hills’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Indian Hills
Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States
Indian Hills is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Torrance County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Indian Hills had a population of 947.
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- Area
- 5.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 6,460 ft
Questions about Indian Hills
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Indian Hills, NM a good place to live?
Indian Hills has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. Some 622 people live in this town, in New Mexico.