McIntoshNM
A town of 1,943, settled in 1906.
Is McIntosh a good place to live?
McIntosh’s best subject grade is an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for incomes. Only 3 of New Mexico’s 161 towns score lower on history. McIntosh has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
94% of working residents leave McIntosh for work
Where McIntosh’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
How McIntosh grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Mexico), ordered by how far McIntosh is from typical.
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Moving to McIntosh: who provides what
McIntosh is unincorporated, so Torrance 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 McIntosh.
Health in McIntosh trails 84% of U.S. towns
16% of McIntosh adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Only 4 of the 74 New Mexico towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than McIntosh. Two figures for adults here: 29% say their health is fair or poor, 19% smoke cigarettes.
| McIntosh | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 29% | 26% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 12% |
| What stands out | McIntosh | NM |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 10.1% | 6.6% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 21.5% | 14.2% |
| More smokers | 18.5% | 13.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Natural hazards: very high risk in McIntosh, mostly inland flooding
For McIntosh, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 83 of 100. Of the losses FEMA expects in the town, 68% come from inland flooding and 12% from drought.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The average trip to work in McIntosh is longer than in most of New Mexico or the rest of the country
Half of commuters travel less than 33 miles. Since 2013, McIntosh has added 91 jobs, to 166 in 2023. Also worth knowing: 29% of residents live below the poverty line here, where New Mexico’s towns sit at 21% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Most working residents leave McIntosh for work: only 6% work in town.
| McIntosh | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 40 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 29% | 21% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 6% | 14% | 8% |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and hot summers in McIntosh
The July high for McIntosh comes to 89°F, below New Mexico’s towns (93°F) but above U.S. towns (85°F).
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
3.4% of McIntosh is conserved land
The density of trails in McIntosh is 0.3 miles per square mile. 6.2 miles of trail.
| McIntosh | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.3 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.4% | 3.9% | 4.3% |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
University Stadium and 22 more within 40 miles
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around McIntosh. Close and well known come first.
35 mi Stadium & arenaUniversity Stadium
30 mi MuseumNational Museum of Nuclear Science & History
37 mi TheatreKiMo Theater
32 mi Stadium & arenaTingley Coliseum
30 mi Ski areaSandia Peak Ski Area66 runs · 1,599 ft vertical
24 mi National MonumentSalinas Pueblo Missions National Monument32K visitors a yearPhoto credits
University Stadium: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0 · National Museum of Nuclear Science & History: AllenS, Public domain · KiMo Theater: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0 · Tingley Coliseum: John Phelan, CC BY 3.0 · Sandia Peak Ski Area: Skoch3, CC BY-SA 3.0 · Salinas Pueblo Missions National Monument: BriYYZ from Toronto, Canada, CC BY-SA 2.0
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Everything we know about McIntosh
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of McIntosh; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 McIntosh residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Mexico.
About McIntosh
Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States
McIntosh is a census-designated place in Torrance County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, McIntosh had a population of 1,395. McIntosh has a post office with ZIP code 87032, which opened on August 28, 1906. New Mexico State Road 41 passes through the community.
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- Area
- 22 sq mi
- Elevation
- 6,142 ft
- ZIP code
- 87032
Questions about McIntosh
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is McIntosh, NM expensive?
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 A−.