La HuertaNM
A town of 1,288.
Is La Huerta a good place to live?
La Huerta’s best subject grade is an A− for health; its weakest is a D− for hazard risk. Only 2 of New Mexico’s 161 towns score lower on hazard risk. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 89% of U.S. towns. Of the 74 New Mexico towns we compare, none has a higher share of households owning their home than La Huerta. Only 7 of New Mexico’s 161 towns score lower on the outdoors. La Huerta has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes La Huerta stand out
Where La Huerta beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
La Huerta has grown 16% from 2010 to 2020
1,246 counted in 2010 and 1,448 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How La Huerta grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Mexico), ordered by how far La Huerta is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Moving to La Huerta: who provides what
La Huerta is unincorporated, so Eddy 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 La Huerta.
The FEMA risk score in La Huerta is higher than in the typical New Mexico or U.S. town
La Huerta’s FEMA risk score is 97 of 100, above both the New Mexico town median (66 of 100) and the median of U.S. towns (44 of 100). Since 2004, 6 flood insurance claims have been paid out in La Huerta.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Residents of La Huerta are healthier than 75% of U.S. towns
La Huerta beats the New Mexico average on 12 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 1. 11% of adults worry about having enough food in La Huerta, where New Mexico’s towns sit at 23% and U.S. towns at 14%. 71% of adults had a checkup this year in La Huerta.
| La Huerta | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 23% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 71% | 69% | 79% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 27% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 17% | 26% | 19% |
| What stands out | La Huerta | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.8% | 20.9% |
| Fewer uninsured adults | 8.9% | 15.6% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.6% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
More than half of La Huerta’s working residents commute to Carlsbad
Most working residents leave La Huerta for work: only 2% work in town. 8.9% of La Huerta residents live below the poverty line. Since 2013, La Huerta has added 84 jobs, to 226 in 2023.
| La Huerta | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 8.9% | 21% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 1.9% | 14% | 8% |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $79,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
More children than New Mexico overall
Children under 18 are 33% of residents (22% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 15% of residents (23% statewide). 34% of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 31% across New Mexico.
| La Huerta | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 34% | 23% | 29% |
| Median age | 36.7 years | 37.2 years | 40.5 years |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
34% women, 66% men
About 191 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±7 points). Across New Mexico, 50.3% of residents are women.
| La Huerta | NM | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 14.4% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 18.8% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 0% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 14.5% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 20.7% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 7.2% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 9.2% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 6.2% | 11.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 8.9% | 7.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 9% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 21% | 25.7% | 26% |
| Some college | 28.1% | 22.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 8% | 9.2% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 19.4% | 17.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 14.4% | 13.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,300, single groups can be off by several points
La Huerta stands out in New Mexico and nationally: a typical July afternoon there is hotter
La Huerta’s July high is 97°F. La Huerta has mild winters and hot summers, with very little rain.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
The median home in La Huerta sells for about $400K
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about La Huerta
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of La Huerta
About 3 of every 100 La Huerta residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Mexico.
1,288 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About La Huerta
Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States
La Huerta, formerly known as Carlsbad North, is an unincorporated area and census-designated place (CDP) in Eddy County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, La Huerta had a population of 1,448. The community, whose name means "fruit garden" in Spanish, was named after the orchards and garden plots that supplied food to Carlsbad.
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- Area
- 1.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,117 ft
Questions about La Huerta
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is La Huerta, NM expensive?
The typical home is worth about $345,000, 9% above the New Mexico typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades C+.