Luis LopezNM
This town in New Mexico has a population of 53.
Is Luis Lopez a good place to live?
Luis Lopez’s age of the median resident is 80.2 years, above both the New Mexico town median (37.2 years) and the median of U.S. towns (40.5 years). Of the 74 New Mexico towns we compare, none has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Luis Lopez. Luis Lopez’s trail network density is 4.6 miles per square mile, above both New Mexico’s towns (1.0) and U.S. towns (0.4). Luis Lopez has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
53 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Luis Lopez: who provides what
Luis Lopez is unincorporated, so Socorro 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
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In Luis Lopez, the FEMA risk score runs higher than in the typical New Mexico or U.S. town
Of the losses FEMA expects in Luis Lopez, 80% come from inland flooding. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 96% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Luis Lopez is
The share of adults in Luis Lopez who get no exercise outside work is 29%. Of 32 CDC measures, Luis Lopez beats the New Mexico average on 1 and trails it on 3. 27% of adults in Luis Lopez say their health is fair or poor; 20% have been diagnosed with depression.
| Luis Lopez | Typical New Mexico town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 67% | 69% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 8.1% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 26% | 19% |
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 23% | 23% |
| What stands out | Luis Lopez | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.2% | 7.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 26.4% | 14.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Luis Lopez
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Luis Lopez
About 0 of every 100 Luis Lopez residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Mexico.
About Luis Lopez
Unincorporated community in New Mexico, US
Luis Lopez is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Socorro County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Luis Lopez had a population of 66. It lies between Socorro and San Antonio along the Rio Grande.
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- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
Questions about Luis Lopez
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Luis Lopez, NM a good place to live?
Luis Lopez has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.