MayhillNM
This town of 38 people was settled in 1902.
Is Mayhill a good place to live?
Mayhill’s peak summer temperature is 80°F, below both New Mexico’s towns (93°F) and U.S. towns (85°F). No town among the 74 in New Mexico we compare has a higher share of households owning their home than Mayhill. 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.
38 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Mayhill: who provides what
Mayhill is unincorporated, so Otero 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 Mayhill.
nearly a third of the land in Mayhill is protected from building
3.3 miles of trail. Mayhill’s density of trails stands at 0.4 miles per square mile.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
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.
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
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.
| Mayhill | New Mexico towns | U.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% |
| What stands out | Mayhill | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 9% | 15.6% |
| Fewer adults facing food insecurity | 13.8% | 20.9% |
| More adults who have had cancer | 9.5% | 7.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Mayhill’s typical home value is about $333K
In the year to September 2026, typical home values slipped 1%.
Typical home value
Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about Mayhill
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Mayhill; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Mayhill residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Mexico.
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.
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- 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.