PolvaderaNM
A town of 1,033.
Is Polvadera a good place to live?
Polvadera’s best subject grade is an A− for cost of living; its weakest is a D− for incomes. 89% of residents live below the poverty line in Polvadera, above both New Mexico’s towns (21%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). On incomes, just 2 of New Mexico’s 156 towns do worse. On the outdoors, just 13 of New Mexico’s 161 towns do worse. Polvadera has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,033 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
How Polvadera grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Mexico), ordered by how far Polvadera is from typical.
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Moving to Polvadera: who provides what
Polvadera is unincorporated, so Socorro 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 Polvadera.
Polvadera faces a very high natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding
Polvadera’s FEMA risk score stands at 89 of 100, where New Mexico’s towns sit at 66 of 100 and U.S. towns at 44 of 100. Expected losses in Polvadera break down as 71% from inland flooding and 8% from drought.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Polvadera is less healthy than 84% of U.S. towns
Among 74 New Mexico towns, just 7 have a higher share of adults who have diabetes than Polvadera. Polvadera: a third of adults say their health is fair or poor.
| Polvadera | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 24% | 16% | 8.1% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 26% | 19% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 17% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 12% |
| What stands out | Polvadera | NM |
|---|---|---|
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 22.2% | 14.2% |
| More uninsured adults | 23.9% | 15.6% |
| More adults who get no exercise | 36.6% | 25.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Mild winters and hot summers: that is Polvadera’s year
The typical July afternoon high in Polvadera is 94°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Everything we know about Polvadera
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Polvadera
About 3 of every 100 Polvadera residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Mexico.
Questions about Polvadera
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Polvadera, NM expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.