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Mountain ViewNM

A town.

Is Mountain View a good place to live?

Mountain View’s midsummer high is 96°F, above both the New Mexico town median (93°F) and the median of U.S. towns (85°F). We don’t grade Mountain View yet; the figures below are still real.

Getting set up

Moving to Mountain View: who provides what

Mountain View is unincorporated, so Luna County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerPNM16.4¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet4 providers75% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesLuna CountyLuna County provides services here
SchoolsDeming Public 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 hereLuna County ClerkLuna County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Dec 2025
ZIP code8803088030 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 Mountain View.

Natural hazards

Top of a low hazard risk in Mountain View: inland flooding

Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in just over two thirds of U.S. communities. FEMA puts just over two thirds of Mountain View’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 14% to heat waves.

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FEMA risk score
32Low riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingHeat wavesCold waves
Full pageMountain View’s hazards pageOpen the page
What it facesLow riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters5 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready1.1 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Climate

In Mountain View, expect mild winters and hot summers

Mountain View’s January low is 27°F, above both New Mexico’s towns (21°F) and U.S. towns (22°F).

1″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter29–60°
Spring43–79°
Summer64–95°
Fall46–78°
Nov 5
typical first frost
Apr 5
typical last frost
+1.4°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageMountain View’s climate pageOpen the page
A year of weatherJuly highs 96°, January lows 27°Rain & snow1″ of snow a winter · 9 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingBoth heating and coolingThen and now+1.4° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy Mountain View is

Among 74 New Mexico towns, just 4 have a higher share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Mountain View. Of 32 CDC measures, Mountain View beats the New Mexico average on 1 and trails it on 16. For adults locally, the share who had a checkup this year is 67%.

Mountain ViewNew Mexico townsU.S. towns
Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES)35%26%19%
Food insecurity (CDC PLACES)37%23%14%
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)29%16%8.1%
Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES)20%17%14%
32 measures vs. New Mexico
1 better15 too close to call16 worse
What stands outMountain ViewNM
Fewer adults who have had cancer5.6%7.4%
More uninsured adults28.6%15.6%
Mimbres Valley Medical Center
In Deming · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
Full pageMountain View’s health reportOpen the page
Everyday habitsMore adults who get no exerciseHospitals & doctors nearbyMimbres Valley Medical CenterHow adults are doingMore adults in fair or poor healthEvery CDC estimateBetter than NM on 1 of 32

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

Keep exploring

Everything we know about Mountain View

11pages on Mountain View
The big questions
HealthBetter than NM on 1 of 32 CDC measuresNatural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 32% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
PlacesLibraryMarshall Memorial LibraryColleges
The story
Climate97° summer highs · 1″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of Mountain View; the nearest are

Western New Mexico UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Silver City49.1 mi$7,856 in-state tuitionNew Mexico State University-Dona AnaCommunity college · Public · Las Cruces59.6 mi$2,322 in-state tuition

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Mountain View’s neighbors

One town shares a border with Mountain View.

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How the neighbors grade
TownNM rankOverallCostSafetySchoolsHealth
Mountain View——————
Deming#49DB−—C+D

Deming reports no FBI crime data of its own. Mountain View isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Mountain View with a neighbor →

Questions about Mountain View

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is Mountain View, NM a good place to live?

We don’t grade Mountain View yet; the figures below are still real. A town.