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MayhillNM

A town of 38, settled in 1902.

Is Mayhill a good place to live?

81% of the land in Mayhill is conserved, where New Mexico’s towns sit at 3.9% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. CA Bar Ranch and Flying H Ranch is on the National Register of Historic Places. Mayhill has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.

Small town

38 people, and everyone knows the way

In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.

Nearby towns
Getting set up

Moving to Mayhill: who provides what

Mayhill is unincorporated, so Otero County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerOtero County Electric Coop19.6¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterMayhill Mdwca water system8 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet1 providers48% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesOtero CountyOtero County provides services here
SchoolsCloudcroft Municipal SchoolsWhich school depends on your addressNCES
Register to voteOnlineIn New Mexico you can register online until 28 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before).vote.gov
Who runs elections hereOtero County ClerkOtero County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Mar 2020
ZIP code8833988339 100%Census 2020

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 Mayhill.

Outdoors

nearly a third of the land in Mayhill is protected from building

Mayhill’s density of trails stands at 0.4 miles per square mile. 3.3 miles of trail.

81%conserved
81%
conserved · 4,911 of 6,064 acres
3.3 mi
of trails · 0.3 per sq mi

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Natural hazards

The FEMA risk score in Mayhill is higher than in the typical New Mexico or U.S. town

Expected losses in Mayhill break down as 73% from wildfires and 25% from inland flooding. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Mayhill once, in 2006.

100risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
100Very high riskLowerHigher
WildfireInland flooding
1
federal disasters paid out here

FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

Compared with most of New Mexico and the rest of the country, a typical July afternoon in Mayhill is cooler

Summers in Mayhill are pleasant, and winters chilly, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 80°, January nights drop to 21° and about 13 inches of snow falls in a winter.

13″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter22–50°
Spring35–66°
Summer53–80°
Fall37–66°
Oct 11
typical first frost
May 7
typical last frost
+1.9°
vs. the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Mayhill is

20% of Mayhill adults say their health is fair or poor. Against the New Mexico average, Mayhill comes out ahead on 8 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 1. Among 74 New Mexico towns, just 5 have a lower share of adults who feel lonely than Mayhill.

MayhillNew Mexico townsU.S. towns
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)20%27%25%
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)73%69%79%
Feel lonely (CDC PLACES)31%35%33%
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)9%16%8.1%
32 measures vs. New Mexico
8 better23 too close to call1 worse
What stands outMayhillNM
Fewer uninsured adults9%15.6%
Fewer adults facing food insecurity13.8%20.9%
More adults who have had cancer9.5%7.4%
Christus Southern New Mexico
25 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Housing

Mayhill’s typical home value is about $333K

Among households in Mayhill, 100% own their home. In the year to September 2026, typical home values slipped 1%.

$333KZillow home value

Typical home value

Mayhill$333K
New Mexico$316K
−1%
value change, 1 year
1
homes sold in April

Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Mayhill

15pages on Mayhill
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Mayhill; the nearest are

About Mayhill

Place in New Mexico, United States

Mayhill is an unincorporated community in Otero County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Mayhill had a population of 96. It is surrounded by the Lincoln National Forest on the eastern slope of the Sacramento Mountains, at the confluence of James Canyon and Rio Penasco, approximately 17 miles (27 km) east of Cloudcroft.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Elevation
6,581 ft
ZIP code
88339

Questions about Mayhill

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Mayhill, NM a good place to live?

Mayhill has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.