Isleta Pueblo · National Register of Historic Places
Isleta’s story
144 years in pictures
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
- 1882Isleta is settled
IsletaNM
A town of 1,043, settled in 1882.
Isleta Pueblo · Photo: John Phelan · CC BY-SA 3.0
Population
1,043
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$159K
Census ACS
Median age
49.3
years
Jobs based here
580
A job hub
Is Isleta a good place to live?
Isleta’s best subject grade is an A+ for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for walkability. Isleta Pueblo is on the National Register of Historic Places. Isleta has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Isleta stand out
Where Isleta beats most towns.
Small town
1,043 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
How Isleta grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Mexico), ordered by how far Isleta is from typical.
Cost of livingTypical home $159K, 2.2 years of the Albuquerque metro’s $71K median household incomeA+Open →WalkabilityEPA walkability 4.3 of 20; 0.8% of households have no car; 0% of workers walk, bike or ride transitD−Open →HealthLess healthy than 90% of U.S. towns; Presbyterian Hospital 12.8 miles awayDOpen →Hazard riskinland flooding tops the listC+Open →SchoolsBehind 60% of New Mexico districts on tests and graduationC+Open →
Character Graded, but not part of the overall grade.
Described, not graded Taste, not quality: snow or an older crowd is neither good nor bad.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Nearby attractions
All 29 attractions →University Stadium and 24 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Isleta. Close and well known come first.
12 mi Stadium & arenaUniversity Stadium
14 mi National MonumentPetroglyph National Monument311K visitors a year
13 mi TheatreKiMo Theater
14 mi Stadium & arenaTingley Coliseum
15 mi MuseumNational Museum of Nuclear Science & History
28 mi Stadium & arenaRio Rancho Events CenterSources: 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 · KiMo Theater: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tingley Coliseum: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · National Museum of Nuclear Science & History: AllenS, Public domain · Rio Rancho Events Center: Maryabm2009, CC BY-SA 4.0
Getting set up
Moving to Isleta: who provides what
Isleta is unincorporated, so Bernalillo County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerPNM16.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterIsleta Shea-Whiff water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesBernalillo CountyBernalillo County provides services here
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.govWho runs elections hereBernalillo County ClerkBernalillo County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP codes87022, 8710587022 71% · 87105 29%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 Isleta.
Work & commute
With 3.1 jobs for every working resident, Isleta draws in 540 commuters
About one worker in five stays in Isleta for work. The town’s mean commuting time stands at 19 minutes. In Isleta, just over one in ten residents live below the poverty line, below New Mexico’s towns (21%) but above U.S. towns (9.6%). Also worth knowing: jobs based in Isleta grew to 580 in 2023, 575 more than in 2013.
21%work in town
| Isleta | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 19 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 21% | 14% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 11% | 21% | 9.6% |
Where working residents work
In Isleta21%
Albuquerque33%
Gallup4%
Santa Fe3%
Los Lunas2%
15 mi
median commute distance
580
jobs based in Isleta
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
D−
Walkability grade: more walkable than 4% of U.S. towns
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
HealthD
Isleta stands out in New Mexico and nationally: a larger share of its adults have high blood pressure
In Isleta, just over one in ten adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance, where New Mexico’s towns sit at 16% and U.S. towns at 8.1%. Among 74 New Mexico towns, just 5 have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Isleta. Isleta: 26% of adults have been diagnosed with depression. CDC measures, 32 in all: Isleta beats New Mexico on 1 and trails on 19.
10%healthier than U.S. townsDHealth Grade
| Isleta | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 12% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 26% | 19% |
32 measures vs. New Mexico
1 better12 too close to call19 worse
| What stands out | Isleta | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 10.8% | 15.6% |
| More smokers | 22.2% | 13.4% |
VA New Mexico Healthcare System
12.4 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Climate
In Isleta, expect four seasons and hot summers
Expect July afternoons of 94° and January nights of 22°, with about 7 inches of snow a winter.
7″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter23–53°
Spring40–74°
Summer60–93°
Fall41–73°
Oct 24
typical first frost
Apr 18
typical last frost
+2.0°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazardsHazard risk grade C+
Moderate risk in Isleta, with inland flooding at the top
78% of Isleta’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by drought at 8%. Compared with 57% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is higher.
57risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingDroughtEarthquakes
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
OutdoorsB
Isleta keeps 0.2% of its land conserved
0.5 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. For Isleta, the density of trails is 0.7 miles per square mile.
0.2%conserved
| Isleta | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 3.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.7 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
0.2%
conserved · 1 of 466 acres
0.5 mi
of trails · 0.7 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Purple Heart Memorial Park | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Isleta
17pages on Isleta
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
4 within 15 miles of the center of Isleta
University of New Mexico-Valencia County CampusCommunity college · Public · Los Lunas12.1 mi$1,878 in-state tuitionCentral New Mexico Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · Albuquerque12.2 mi$2,060 in-state tuitionUniversity of New MexicoUniversity or college · Public · Albuquerque13.2 mi$10,140 in-state tuition
About 6 of every 100 Isleta residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Mexico.
A job hub
Every workday, about 540 people come to Isleta for work
Where Isleta’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
580jobs based in Isleta
21%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Isleta
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Isleta, NM expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A+.