Los LucerosNM
A town of 1,136, settled in 1855.
Is Los Luceros a good place to live?
Los Luceros’ best subject grade is a B for history; its weakest is a D− for walkability. On the outdoors, just 5 of New Mexico’s 161 towns do worse. Los Luceros Hacienda is on the National Register of Historic Places. Los Luceros has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,136 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Los Luceros grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Mexico), ordered by how far Los Luceros is from typical.
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Moving to Los Luceros: who provides what
Los Luceros is unincorporated, so Rio Arriba 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 Los Luceros.
Natural hazards: very high risk in Los Luceros, mostly inland flooding
Los Luceros’ risk rating from FEMA is 92 of 100, above both New Mexico’s towns (66 of 100) and U.S. towns (44 of 100). Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 78% come from inland flooding and 11% from wildfires.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Los Luceros stands out in New Mexico and nationally: a smaller share of its residents live below the poverty line
Among 74 New Mexico towns, just 5 have a higher mean commuting time than Los Luceros. The top destinations are Albuquerque (25%), Los Alamos (20%) and Española (10%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 64 miles.
| Los Luceros | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 3.3% | 21% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 33 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Health in Los Luceros trails 66% of U.S. towns
Among adults in Los Luceros, 27% say their health is fair or poor. The town beats the New Mexico average on 4 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 2. The share of adults 18 to 64 in Los Luceros who have no health insurance is 21%, above both the New Mexico town median (16%) and the median of U.S. towns (8.1%). Two figures for adults here: 70% had a checkup this year, 20% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Los Luceros | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 8.1% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 12% | 13% | 16% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 70% | 69% | 79% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 23% | 23% |
| What stands out | Los Luceros | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults with COPD | 5.1% | 6.6% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.8% | 7.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 21.3% | 15.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about Los Luceros
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Los Luceros
About 0 of every 100 Los Luceros residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Mexico.
100% of working residents leave Los Luceros for work
Where Los Luceros’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Los Luceros
Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States
Los Luceros is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Rio Arriba County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Los Luceros had a population of 891. It includes or is close to Los Luceros Hacienda, a historic plantation with chapel that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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- Area
- 1.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 5,709 ft