Keeler FarmNM
A town of 1,376.
Is Keeler Farm a good place to live?
Keeler Farm’s best subject grade is a B for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for incomes. 50% of residents live below the poverty line in Keeler Farm, above both New Mexico’s towns (21%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 96% of U.S. towns. On incomes, just 9 of New Mexico’s 156 towns do worse. 16% of the land in Keeler Farm is conserved, above both New Mexico’s towns (3.9%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). Keeler Farm has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,376 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Keeler Farm grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Mexico), ordered by how far Keeler Farm is from typical.
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Moving to Keeler Farm: who provides what
Keeler Farm is unincorporated, so Luna 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 Keeler Farm.
A larger share of adults say their health is fair or poor in Keeler Farm than in most of New Mexico or the rest of the country
39% of Keeler Farm adults say their health is fair or poor. Only 2 of the 74 New Mexico towns we compare have a higher share of adults who report frequent physical distress than Keeler Farm. 18% of Keeler Farm adults report frequent mental distress.
| Keeler Farm | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 26% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 17% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 27% | 25% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 23% | 14% |
| What stands out | Keeler Farm | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10.8% | 13.7% |
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 78.8% | 73.3% |
| More adults with COPD | 12.8% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
With 0.2 jobs for every working resident, most of Keeler Farm’s workers commute out
Most working residents leave Keeler Farm for work: only 1% work in town. The average trip to work in Keeler Farm is 15 minutes. The top destinations are Deming (37%), Las Cruces (7%) and Silver City (5%).
| Keeler Farm | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 15 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.5% | 14% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Keeler Farm has set aside 15.9% of its land for conservation
13 miles of trail in 0 parks and preserves. Keeler Farm’s trail density is 1.2 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In Keeler Farm, expect mild winters and hot summers
Keeler Farm has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 95°, January nights drop to 27° and about 1 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Keeler Farm faces a high natural-hazard risk, led by drought
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 67% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Everything we know about Keeler Farm
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Keeler Farm; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Keeler Farm residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Mexico.
Keeler Farm has shrunk 12% from 2010 to 2020
1,305 counted in 2010 and 1,146 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
About Keeler Farm
Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States
Keeler Farm is a census-designated place in Luna County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Keeler Farm had a population of 1,146. Like other areas in Luna County, the community is in the Deming Public Schools school district.
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- Area
- 11 sq mi
- Elevation
- 4,400 ft
Questions about Keeler Farm
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Keeler Farm, NM expensive?
Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades B.