PinehavenNM
The town, home to 8 people, lies in New Mexico.
Is Pinehaven a good place to live?
100% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Pinehaven, where New Mexico’s towns sit at 23% and U.S. towns at 29%. No town among the 74 in New Mexico we compare has a higher share of homes lived in by their owners than Pinehaven. Pinehaven has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
8 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Pinehaven: who provides what
Pinehaven 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 Pinehaven.
Pinehaven faces a very low natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
For Pinehaven, the risk rating from FEMA is 12 of 100. Expected losses in Pinehaven break down as 48% from inland flooding and 27% from cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
About half of Pinehaven’s working residents commute to Gallup
Jobs based in Pinehaven fell to 4 in 2023, 280 fewer than in 2013. Half the trips to work are shorter than 14 miles. The top destinations are Gallup (45%), Albuquerque (12%) and Farmington (6%).
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
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The climate in Pinehaven brings four seasons and pleasant summers
Only 5 of the 74 New Mexico towns we compare have a lower July high than Pinehaven. July afternoons reach 85°, January nights drop to 17° and about 21 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Pinehaven is
Pinehaven: a fifth of adults smoke cigarettes. Among 74 New Mexico towns, just 4 have a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Pinehaven.
| Pinehaven | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 14% | 14% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 69% | 69% | 79% |
| What stands out | Pinehaven | NM |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 11% | 6.6% |
| More smokers | 20.1% | 13.4% |
| More adults who have had a stroke | 5.6% | 3.8% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Pinehaven
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Pinehaven
About 0 of every 100 Pinehaven residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Mexico.
100% of working residents leave Pinehaven for work
Where Pinehaven’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About Pinehaven
Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States
Pinehaven is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, it had a population of 172.
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- Area
- 7.0 sq mi
- Elevation
- 7,260 ft
Questions about Pinehaven
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Pinehaven, NM a good place to live?
Pinehaven has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.