Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
The town was settled in 1926 and has 1,908 residents today.
The best of Radium Springs’ subject grades is an A− for cost of living; the weakest is a D− for walkability. Only 15 of New Mexico’s 159 towns score lower on walkability. The median household income is $44K, and 15% of residents live below the poverty line. Among 74 New Mexico towns, just 3 have a higher typical July afternoon high than Radium Springs. 17% of the land in Radium Springs is conserved, against 3.9% in New Mexico’s towns and 4.3% across U.S. towns. Fort Selden and Rio Grande Bridge at Radium Springs is on the National Register of Historic Places. Radium Springs has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
1,699 counted in 2010 and 1,498 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Mexico), ordered by how far Radium Springs is from typical.
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The archive holds 3 old photos and papers going back to 2009 and 3 maps from 1941 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Radium Springs is unincorporated, so Doña Ana 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Radium Springs.
34% of Radium Springs adults sleep under 7 hours. In Radium Springs, 32% of adults say their health is fair or poor, and 18% have diabetes.
| Radium Springs | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 17% | 14% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 32% | 26% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 12% |
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 16% | 8.1% |
| What stands out | Radium Springs | NM |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 9.4% | 6.6% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 27.8% | 20.9% |
| More adults with diabetes | 17.5% | 13.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Adults 35 to 64 are 25% of residents (37% statewide); adults 18 to 34 are 32% of residents (23% statewide). Radium Springs’ age of the median resident stands at 31.6 years. Nearly a quarter of adults 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree or more, vs 31% across New Mexico.
| Radium Springs | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median age | 31.6 years | 37.2 years | 40.5 years |
| Bachelor’s degree or more, 25+ | 24% | 23% | 29% |
51% women, 49% men
That’s an even split within the survey’s margin of ±2.3 points. Across New Mexico, 50.3% of residents are women.
| Radium Springs | NM | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Under 10 | 3.6% | 11% | 11.6% |
| 10 to 17 | 22.2% | 10.7% | 10.3% |
| 18 to 24 | 10.4% | 9.3% | 9.1% |
| 25 to 34 | 22% | 13.2% | 13.7% |
| 35 to 44 | 4.1% | 12.8% | 13.2% |
| 45 to 54 | 13.4% | 11.2% | 12.2% |
| 55 to 64 | 7.3% | 12.5% | 12.7% |
| 65 to 74 | 12.8% | 11.5% | 10.2% |
| 75 and older | 4.2% | 7.8% | 7% |
| No diploma | 10.3% | 12% | 10.4% |
| High school | 32.3% | 25.7% | 26% |
| Some college | 20.8% | 22.2% | 19.1% |
| Associate’s | 12.9% | 9.2% | 8.8% |
| Bachelor’s | 17.2% | 17.1% | 21.6% |
| Graduate | 6.6% | 13.9% | 14.1% |
U.S. Census Bureau · ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates · in a town of 1,900, single groups can be off by several points
The biggest park or preserve is Fort Selden State Monument, at 26 acres. Walkers can cover 4.9 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Radium Springs’ concentration of trails comes in at 0.8 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fort Selden State Monument | — | 26 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Summer afternoons peak near 96° in July, and January nights bottom out around 25°; snowfall runs to about 1 inches a winter. Radium Springs has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Storm and flood damage is expected to run higher than in 66% of U.S. communities. FEMA puts 66% of Radium Springs’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 19% to drought. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2006.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Commuting out is the norm in Radium Springs: 4% of working residents work locally. Employers in Radium Springs added 208 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 572. The top destinations are Las Cruces (47%), Albuquerque (7%) and El Paso (6%). Half commute less than 15 miles.
| Radium Springs | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $44,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 25 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The share of households in Radium Springs who are owner-occupiers: 75%.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
1 within 15 miles of the center of Radium Springs
About 9 of every 100 Radium Springs residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Mexico.
CDP in New Mexico, United States
Radium Springs is a census-designated place (CDP) in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Radium Springs had a population of 1,498. It is part of the Las Cruces Metropolitan Statistical Area.
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Not for the area. The typical home is worth about $136,000, 57% below the New Mexico typical home. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A−.