Monterey ParkNM
A town of 667.
Is Monterey Park a good place to live?
Monterey Park’s trail network density is 3.8 miles per square mile, above both New Mexico’s towns (1.0) and U.S. towns (0.4). Monterey Park has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Monterey Park has shrunk 19% from 2010 to 2020
1,567 counted in 2010 and 1,272 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Moving to Monterey Park: who provides what
Monterey Park is unincorporated, so Valencia 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 Monterey Park.
About half of Monterey Park’s working residents commute to Albuquerque
Half of commuters travel less than 23 miles. Jobs based in Monterey Park grew to 26 in 2023, 21 more than in 2013. Among residents in the town, 25% live below the poverty line, above both the New Mexico town median (21%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The top destinations are Albuquerque (50%), Los Lunas (12%) and Santa Fe (4%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and hot summers: that is Monterey Park’s year
Expect July afternoons of 93° and January nights of 21°, with about 5 inches of snow a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Natural hazards: high risk in Monterey Park, mostly inland flooding
71% of Monterey Park’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by earthquakes at 12%. Compared with 61% of U.S. communities, expected storm and flood damage locally is higher.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Monterey Park is
In Monterey Park, 28% of adults have high blood pressure. Of 32 CDC measures, Monterey Park beats the New Mexico average on 7 and trails it on 11. Only 3 of the 74 New Mexico towns we compare have a lower share of adults who had a checkup this year than Monterey Park.
| Monterey Park | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 63% | 69% | 79% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 27% | 16% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 23% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 35% | 35% |
| What stands out | Monterey Park | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 3.4% | 7.4% |
| Fewer adults with COPD | 4.1% | 6.6% |
| More uninsured adults | 27.3% | 15.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
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Everything we know about Monterey Park
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Monterey Park
About 4 of every 100 Monterey Park residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Mexico.
667 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About Monterey Park
Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States
Monterey Park is a census-designated place in Valencia County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Monterey Park had a population of 1,272. It is part of the Albuquerque Metropolitan Statistical Area. The U.S. Census Bureau previously considered Monterey Park and the neighboring community of El Cerro Mission to be a single CDP, El Cerro-Monterey Park. The CDP was split prior to the 2010 Census.
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- Area
- 2.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 5,023 ft
Questions about Monterey Park
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Monterey Park, NM a good place to live?
Monterey Park has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.