PasturaNM
A town established in 1901, now home to 2 people.
Is Pastura a good place to live?
Pastura’s midsummer high is 90°F, against 93°F in New Mexico’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. Pastura has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
2 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Pastura: who provides what
Pastura is unincorporated, so Guadalupe 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 Pastura.
Natural hazards: very high risk in Pastura, mostly inland flooding
Expected losses in Pastura break down as 79% from inland flooding and 11% from wildfires. For Pastura, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 82 of 100.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Expect four seasons and hot summers in Pastura
July afternoons reach 90°, January nights drop to 22° and about 11 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Compared with most of New Mexico and the rest of the country, fewer of Pastura’s adults have been diagnosed with depression
Pastura beats the New Mexico average on 2 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 9. 17% of adults have diabetes here. In Pastura, 30% of adults say their health is fair or poor, and 28% worry about having enough food.
| Pastura | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 16% | 8.1% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 67% | 69% | 79% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 26% | 19% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 23% | 14% |
| What stands out | Pastura | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.7% | 7.4% |
| Fewer adults with depression | 19.5% | 23.2% |
| More uninsured adults | 23.8% | 15.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Pastura
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Pastura; the nearest are
College town 50 of every 100 Pastura residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Mexico.
About Pastura
Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States
Pastura is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Guadalupe County, New Mexico, United States, approximately halfway between Santa Rosa and Vaughn. As of the 2020 census, Pastura had a population of 17.
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- Area
- 0.3 sq mi
- Elevation
- 5,295 ft
Questions about Pastura
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pastura, NM a good place to live?
Pastura has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real. A town established in 1901, now home to 2 people.