Little Walnut VillageNM
Home to 1,445 people, this town lies in New Mexico.
Is Little Walnut Village a good place to live?
Little Walnut Village’s best subject grades are a B+ for incomes and health; its weakest is a D for hazard risk. Little Walnut Village’s midpoint age is 63.5 years, above both New Mexico’s towns (37.2 years) and U.S. towns (40.5 years). On incomes, just 8 of New Mexico’s 156 towns do better. Most errands need a car: it is less walkable than 81% of U.S. towns. 22% of the land in Little Walnut Village is conserved, where New Mexico’s towns sit at 3.9% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. Little Walnut Village has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
What makes Little Walnut Village stand out
Where Little Walnut Village beats most towns.
1,445 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Little Walnut Village grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Mexico), ordered by how far Little Walnut Village is from typical.
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Moving to Little Walnut Village: who provides what
Little Walnut Village is unincorporated, so Grant 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 Little Walnut Village.
44% of residents are 65 or older
The share of residents in Little Walnut Village who are under 18: 25%. Little Walnut Village: 36% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more.
| Little Walnut Village | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 36% | 23% | 29% |
| Under 18 | 25% | 23% | 22% |
Ages · share of residents
Education · adults 25 and older
Women and men · all residents
54% women, 46% men
About 84 men for every 100 women (the survey’s margin: ±3.4 points). Across New Mexico, 50.3% of residents are women.
| Little Walnut Village | NM | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 16.3% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 9% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 2% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 5.7% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 4.4% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 6.4% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 12.2% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 25.5% | 11.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 18.5% | 7.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 3.2% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 25.5% | 25.7% | 26% |
| Some college | 6.7% | 22.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 28.8% | 9.2% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 9.1% | 17.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 26.6% | 13.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,400, single groups can be off by several points
Little Walnut Village has a very high natural-hazard risk, chiefly from wildfire
On expected storm and flood damage, Little Walnut Village sits above four fifths of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects here, 47% come from wildfires and 47% from inland flooding.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Little Walnut Village stands out in New Mexico and nationally, with fewer of its residents who live below the poverty line
In Little Walnut Village, the median household income is $125,000. Between 2013 and 2023, jobs in Little Walnut Village dropped by 48, to 19. 0.6% of working residents work locally in the town. Half the trips to work are shorter than 5 miles.
| Little Walnut Village | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 2.8% | 21% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $125,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.6% | 14% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
A smaller share of adults in Little Walnut Village have been diagnosed with depression than in the typical New Mexico or U.S. town
Only 5 of the 74 New Mexico towns we compare have a lower share of adults who sleep under 7 hours than Little Walnut Village. Among adults here, 29% have obesity. Against the New Mexico average, Little Walnut Village comes out ahead on 15 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 5.
| Little Walnut Village | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 34% | 36% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 13% | 16% |
| Feel lonely (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 35% | 33% |
| What stands out | Little Walnut Village | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing a utility shut-off | 5.5% | 11.2% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 10.3% | 20.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 12.4% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Open space protected for good: 21.7% of Little Walnut Village
3.8 miles of trail. Little Walnut Village’s concentration of trails stands at 0.7 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Four seasons and pleasant summers in Little Walnut Village
Its midsummer high comes in at 86°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
A home in Little Walnut Village sells for about $365K at the median
No town among the 74 in New Mexico we compare has a higher home-ownership rate than Little Walnut Village.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Little Walnut Village
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Little Walnut Village
About 0 of every 100 Little Walnut Village residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Mexico.
99% of working residents leave Little Walnut Village for work
Where Little Walnut Village’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Little Walnut Village
Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States
Little Walnut Village is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Grant County, New Mexico, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Little Walnut Village had a population of 1,386. The community is east of the center of Grant County and is bordered to the south by Silver City, the county seat. It is in the valley of Little Walnut Creek, which flows south from the Continental Divide, 2 miles (3 km) north of the community. The CDP is bordered to the north and west by Gila National Forest.
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- Area
- 5.9 sq mi
- Elevation
- 6,237 ft
Questions about Little Walnut Village
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Little Walnut Village, NM expensive?
The typical home is worth about $293,000, 7% below 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 B−.