Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Lordsburg’s best subject grade is an A for walkability; its weakest is a D− for incomes. 42% of working residents work locally in Lordsburg, above both the New Mexico town median (14%) and the median of U.S. towns (8%). On walkability, just 7 of New Mexico’s 159 towns do better. Lordsburg's public schools trail 89% of New Mexico towns on state tests and graduation. Lordsburg has 4 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Shakespeare Ghost Town and Hidalgo County Courthouse. Lordsburg has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Lordsburg beats most towns.
2,797 counted in 2010 and 2,335 in 2020; an estimated 2,181 in 2025.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts · Census Bureau estimate, July 1, 2025
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Mexico), ordered by how far Lordsburg is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 1,325 in 1920, a peak of 3,525 in 1950, 2,335 in 2020. The archive holds 17 old photos and papers going back to 1907 and 2 maps from 1963 on.
4 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Lordsburg, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 27, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Lordsburg.
The Lordsburg school district runs its public schools. Two of the 3 schools are below, and why each made the list. The 3 public schools in Lordsburg teach 403 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| R.v.traylor ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–4 | Grades PK–4 | 158 | C+ |
| Lordsburg HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 121 | C |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NM on state tests and graduation
Just over one in ten adults binge drink in Lordsburg, against 13% in New Mexico’s towns and 16% across U.S. towns. CDC measures, 32 in all: Lordsburg beats New Mexico on 1 and trails on 14. Lordsburg: 27% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Also worth knowing: only 4 of the 74 New Mexico towns we compare have a higher share of adults who get no exercise outside work than Lordsburg.
| Lordsburg | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 26% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 23% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 16% | 8.1% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 12% |
| What stands out | Lordsburg | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6% | 7.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 26.7% | 15.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
For Lordsburg, the rate of reported violence is 5.1 per 1,000 residents. The rate of thefts and burglaries in the town is 9.7 per 1,000 residents.
| Lordsburg | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 5.1 per 1,000 residents | 4.2 | 1.6 |
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2025) | 9.7 per 1,000 residents | 16.3 | 9.9 |
FBI crime data, 2025 · crimes reported to police
Only 6 of the 74 New Mexico towns we compare have a higher midsummer high than Lordsburg. July afternoons reach 96° and January nights drop to 24°.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Nearly a quarter of residents live below the poverty line in Lordsburg. Employers in Lordsburg shed 182 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 747. The mean commuting time for Lordsburg comes to 17 minutes. Among 73 New Mexico towns, just 7 have a lower typical household income than Lordsburg.
| Lordsburg | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 17 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 24% | 21% | 9.6% |
| Median household income | $37,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
8.1 miles of trail. Lordsburg’s density of trails is 1.0 miles per square mile.
| Lordsburg | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 8.2% | 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
Since 2006, 3 flood insurance claims have been paid out in Lordsburg. Compared with 52% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage in the town is higher. Expected losses in Lordsburg break down as 59% from inland flooding and 21% from heat waves. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Lordsburg once, in 2006.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
None within 15 miles of Lordsburg; the nearest are
About 1 of every 100 Lordsburg residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Mexico.
4 places in Lordsburg on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in New Mexico, United States
Lordsburg is a city in and the county seat of Hidalgo County, New Mexico, United States. Hidalgo County includes the southern "bootheel" of New Mexico, along the Arizona border. The population was 2,335 at the 2020 census.
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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 B+.
