Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
A town of 2,074, settled in 1902.
Moriarty’s best subject grade is an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for incomes. Moriarty has 2 places on the National Register of Historic Places, among them Moriarty Eclipse Windmill. Moriarty has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Where Moriarty beats most towns, and one thing worth knowing.
Where Moriarty’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Mexico), ordered by how far Moriarty is from typical.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 720 in 1960, 1,946 in 2020. The archive holds 7 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 2 maps from 1956 on.
2 places on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Moriarty, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Aug 27, 2026.
Ordered by what stands out in Moriarty.
Jobs in Moriarty grew by 508 from 2013 to 2023, reaching 1,177. The middle household income for Moriarty comes to $32,000, against $55,000 in New Mexico’s towns and $80,000 across U.S. towns. Its average commute is 31 minutes. Only 14% of working residents stay in Moriarty for work; the rest commute out.
| Moriarty | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 37% | 21% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 31 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $32,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Working residents who work in town | 14% | 14% | 8% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The largest public high school is Moriarty High, with 671 students. Public schools: the Moriarty-Edgewood school district. Two of its 3 schools are below, each with the reason it’s listed.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moriarty ElementaryLargest public elementary schoolGrades PK–5 | Grades PK–5 | 464 | – |
| Moriarty HighLargest public high schoolGrades 9–12 | Grades 9–12 | 671 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NM on state tests and graduation
In Moriarty, 20% of adults report frequent physical distress, above both the New Mexico town median (17%) and the median of U.S. towns (14%). Only 4 of the 74 New Mexico towns we compare have a higher share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Moriarty. Nearly a fifth of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance in the town.
| Moriarty | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 26% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 14% | 14% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 31% | 23% | 14% |
| What stands out | Moriarty | NM |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 24.1% | 14.2% |
| More adults with COPD | 10.9% | 6.6% |
| More smokers | 20.8% | 13.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Home values are up 2.5% over the year to September 2026. For Moriarty, the going rate for rent is $743 a month. In Moriarty, 63% of households live in a home they own.
| Moriarty | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Renters paying 30%+ of income on rent | 64% | 48% | 48% |
| Median rent | $743 a month | $940 a month | $1,185 a month |
| Households that own their home | 63% | 70% | 73% |
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Summer afternoons peak near 88° in July, and January nights bottom out around 17°; snowfall runs to about 22 inches a winter. Summers in Moriarty are warm, and winters chilly, with very little rain.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
6 violent crimes were reported in 2022. The property offense rate in Moriarty is 44.1 per 1,000 residents. Moriarty's reported crime rate is above New Mexico's. Most reported incidents are property crimes, mainly thefts.
| Moriarty | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Property crimes per 1,000 (2022) | 44.1 per 1,000 residents | 18.8 | 14.1 |
| Violent crimes per 1,000 (2022) | 3 per 1,000 residents | 4.7 | 1.9 |
FBI crime data, 2022 · crimes reported to police
The natural-hazard score from FEMA for Moriarty comes to 54 of 100. 71% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by hail at 6%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
The biggest park or preserve is White Sports complex (closed), at 20 acres. There are 3.7 miles of trail across 4 parks and preserves. Moriarty’s trail density comes in at 0.5 miles per square mile.
| Moriarty | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.5 miles per square mile | 1.0 | 0.4 |
| Conserved land | 3.3% | 3.9% | 4.3% |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. White Sports complex (closed) | — | 20 |
| 2. Crossley Park | — | 3 |
| 3. Pinto Patio | — | 1 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Moriarty. Close and well known come first.
33 mi Stadium & arenaUniversity Stadium
39 mi National Historical ParkPecos National Historical Park37K visitors a year
39 mi National MonumentPetroglyph National Monument311K visitors a year
25 mi Ski areaSandia Peak Ski Area66 runs · 1,599 ft vertical
28 mi MuseumNational Museum of Nuclear Science & History
35 mi TheatreKiMo TheaterUniversity Stadium: Kenneth C. Zirkel, CC BY 4.0 · Pecos National Historical Park: Mosamiazaz at English Wikipedia, Public domain · Petroglyph National Monument: Unknown, Public domain · Sandia Peak Ski Area: Skoch3, CC BY-SA 3.0 · National Museum of Nuclear Science & History: AllenS, Public domain · KiMo Theater: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0
None within 15 miles of Moriarty; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Moriarty residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Mexico.
2 places in Moriarty on the National Register of Historic Places.
City in New Mexico, United States
Moriarty is a city in Torrance County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 1,946 at the 2020 census. It is located about ten miles east of Edgewood, and shares a school district with the town, despite them being in separate counties (Edgewood is in Santa Fe County).
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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−.
