Ojo EncinoNM
The town has 470 residents and lies in New Mexico.
Is Ojo Encino a good place to live?
Ojo Encino’s typical journey to work is 61 minutes, above both New Mexico’s towns (23 minutes) and U.S. towns (25 minutes). No town among the 73 in New Mexico we compare has a lower typical household income than Ojo Encino. Ojo Encino’s trail network density is 1.7 miles per square mile, above both the New Mexico town median (1.0) and the median of U.S. towns (0.4). Ojo Encino has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
470 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Ojo Encino: who provides what
Ojo Encino is unincorporated, so McKinley 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 Ojo Encino.
The schools Ojo Encino’s kids attend
Its one school is below. Ojo Encino Day School runs its public schools. Enrollment at the town’s public school: 142 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ojo Encino Day SchoolLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 142 | – |
NCES · EDFacts
A larger share of residents in Ojo Encino live below the poverty line than in the typical New Mexico or U.S. town
The top destinations are Crownpoint (31%), Gallup (15%) and Cuba (9%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 48 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Natural hazards: low risk in Ojo Encino, mostly inland flooding
64% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 22%. Ojo Encino’s natural-hazard score from FEMA is 32 of 100. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 68% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Ojo Encino has four seasons and pleasant summers
July afternoons reach 87°, January nights drop to 14° and about 29 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Ojo Encino stands out in New Mexico and nationally, with more of its adults who report frequent physical distress
Only 3 of the 74 New Mexico towns we compare have a higher share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than Ojo Encino. For adults in the town, the share who say their health is fair or poor is 46%. The town beats the New Mexico average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 26. Two in five adults in Ojo Encino smoke cigarettes; 48% have obesity.
| Ojo Encino | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 46% | 26% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 40% | 14% | 14% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 48% | 35% | 35% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 14% | 12% |
| What stands out | Ojo Encino | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.7% | 7.4% |
| More adults facing a utility shut-off | 36.8% | 11.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Ojo Encino
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Ojo Encino; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Ojo Encino residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Mexico.
100% of working residents leave Ojo Encino for work
Where Ojo Encino’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Ojo Encino
Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States
Ojo Encino (Navajo: Chéchʼiizh Biiʼ Tó) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States, on the Navajo Nation. As of the 2020 census, the population was 222.
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- Area
- 0.7 sq mi
- Elevation
- 6,749 ft
Questions about Ojo Encino
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Ojo Encino, NM a good place to live?
Ojo Encino has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.