Old TownNM
A town in New Mexico.
Is Old Town a good place to live?
Old Town’s July high is 93°F, against 93°F in New Mexico’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. The biggest park or preserve is River Ranch Wildlife Management Area, at 498 acres. We don’t grade Old Town yet; the figures below are still real.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Old Town.
22.1% of Old Town is conserved land
There are 4.0 miles of trail across 2 parks and preserves. The concentration of trails here in Old Town is 0.3 miles per square mile. The parks and preserves spread over 821 acres of the town.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. River Ranch Wildlife Management Area | — | 498 |
| 2. Old Town Area of Critical Environmental Concern | — | 323 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
In Old Town, expect mild winters and hot summers
Old Town’s January low is put at 26°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a high hazard risk in Old Town: drought
FEMA puts 42% of Old Town’s expected hazard losses down to drought, and 41% to inland flooding. Its FEMA risk score is recorded as 67 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy Old Town is
In Old Town, a fifth of adults report frequent physical distress, and 33% worry about having enough food. Of 32 CDC measures, Old Town beats the New Mexico average on 1 and trails it on 18. The share of adults 18 to 64 in Old Town who have no health insurance is 25%. Only 5 of the 74 New Mexico towns we compare have a higher share of adults who get no exercise outside work than Old Town.
| Old Town | Typical New Mexico town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 34% | 26% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 16% | 8.1% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 23% | 14% |
| What stands out | Old Town | NM |
|---|---|---|
| More adults treating high blood pressure | 77.1% | 73.3% |
| More uninsured adults | 25% | 15.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Old Town
Moving to Old Town: who provides what
Old Town is unincorporated, so Luna 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.
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Old Town; the nearest are
About Old Town
Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States
Old Town is a census-designated place (CDP) in Luna County, New Mexico, United States. It was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. As of the 2020 census, Old Town had a population of 27. The community is on the northern edge of the county, bordered to the north and west by Grant County. It sits on both sides of the Mimbres River as it flows southward towards Deming, the Luna county seat. U.S. Route 180 forms the southern edge of the CDP; the highway leads southeast 17 miles (27 km) to Deming and northwest 36 miles (58 km) to Silver City. Like other areas in Luna County, it is in the Deming Public Schools school district.
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- Area
- 13 sq mi
- Elevation
- 4,862 ft
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