IyanbitoNM
A town of 1,233.
Is Iyanbito a good place to live?
Iyanbito’s best subject grade is an A+ for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for incomes. 32% of residents live below the poverty line in Iyanbito, above both New Mexico’s towns (21%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). On hazard risk, just 4 of New Mexico’s 161 towns do better. CDC estimates put its residents' health behind 98% of the country. Iyanbito has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Iyanbito stand out
Where Iyanbito beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
1,233 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Iyanbito grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Mexico), ordered by how far Iyanbito is from typical.
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Moving to Iyanbito: who provides what
Iyanbito is unincorporated, so McKinley 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 Iyanbito.
A larger share of adults in Iyanbito smoke cigarettes than in the typical New Mexico or U.S. town
The share of adults in Iyanbito who say their health is fair or poor is 36%, where New Mexico’s towns sit at 26% and U.S. towns at 19%. Only 4 of the 74 New Mexico towns we compare have a higher share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Iyanbito. Iyanbito: 31% of adults get no exercise outside work. CDC measures, 32 in all: Iyanbito beats New Mexico on 1 and trails on 21.
| Iyanbito | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 36% | 26% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 12% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Iyanbito | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.6% | 7.4% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 25.3% | 11% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Top of a very low hazard risk in Iyanbito: inland flooding
For Iyanbito, the risk rating from FEMA is 10 of 100. 56% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 27%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 90% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect four seasons and pleasant summers in Iyanbito
Iyanbito’s peak summer temperature stands at 87°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
About one in three of Iyanbito’s working residents commute to Gallup
Most people who work leave Iyanbito to do it: just 3% work in town. In Iyanbito, the mean commuting time is 36 minutes. Jobs based in Iyanbito grew to 120 in 2023, 115 more than in 2013. The top destinations are Gallup (31%), Crownpoint (14%) and Albuquerque (8%).
| Iyanbito | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 36 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 2.8% | 14% | 8% |
| Median household income | $53,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Work from home | 10% | 8.4% | 11% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
In Iyanbito, 0.6% of the land is conserved
9.5 miles of trail. Iyanbito’s trail density comes in at 1.0 miles per square mile.
| Iyanbito | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.6% | 3.9% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 1.0 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Iyanbito
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Iyanbito
About 5 of every 100 Iyanbito residents are enrolled in college, about the same as New Mexico.
About Iyanbito
Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States
Iyanbito (Navajo: Ayání Bitoʼ) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States, on the Navajo Nation. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 1,193.
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- Area
- 9.5 sq mi
- Elevation
- 6,883 ft
Questions about Iyanbito
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Iyanbito, 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+.