St. Francis de Sales Church
Rodey’s story
122 years in pictures
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 3 maps from 1959 on.
- 1904Rodey is settled
RodeyNM
A town, settled in 1904.
Is Rodey a good place to live?
25% of the land in Rodey is conserved, where New Mexico’s towns sit at 3.9% and U.S. towns at 4.3%. We don’t grade Rodey yet; the figures below are still real.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Rodey for work
Where Rodey’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
16jobs based in Rodey
0%of working residents work in town
34 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2023
Getting set up
Moving to Rodey: who provides what
Rodey is unincorporated, so Doña Ana County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerSierra Electric CoopEIAHIFLD · EIA
WaterHatch Water Supply SystemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet1 providers0% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesDoña Ana CountyDoña Ana County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn New Mexico you can register online until 28 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereDona Ana County Bureau of ElectionsDoña Ana County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2023
ZIP code8793787937 100%Census 2020
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 Rodey.
Work & commute
Rodey has 0.3 jobs per working resident, so most workers leave town for work
Half of commuters travel less than 34 miles. The top destinations are Hatch (15%), Las Cruces (15%) and Albuquerque (8%).
0%work in town
Where working residents work
In Rodey0%
Hatch15%
Las Cruces15%
Albuquerque8%
El Paso8%
34 mi
median commute distance
16
jobs based in Rodey
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Outdoors
Rodey has set aside 24.6% of its land for conservation
In Rodey, the concentration of trails is 1.7 miles per square mile, against 1.0 in New Mexico’s towns and 0.4 across U.S. towns.
24.6%conserved
24.6%
conserved · 87 of 355 acres
1.0 mi
of trails · 1.7 per sq mi
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Natural hazards
Natural hazards: high risk in Rodey, mostly inland flooding
The FEMA risk score in Rodey is 77 of 100. Expected losses in Rodey break down as 54% from inland flooding and 37% from drought. Federal disaster aid has reached households in Rodey once, in 2006.
77risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingDrought
1
federal disasters paid out here
FEMA disaster declarations and aid · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Compared with most of New Mexico and the rest of the country, a typical July afternoon in Rodey is hotter
The seasons in Rodey: chilly winters, hot summers, with very little rain. July afternoons reach 96°, January nights drop to 25° and snow is almost unheard of.
97°summer high
Typical low → high °F
Winter26–60°
Spring42–79°
Summer63–96°
Fall44–79°
Nov 6
typical first frost
Mar 25
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
97°
typical summer high
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
Rodey stands out in New Mexico and nationally: a larger share of its adults get no exercise outside work
In Rodey, a fifth of adults have diabetes. Of 32 CDC measures, Rodey beats the New Mexico average on 1 and trails it on 19. Only 2 of the 74 New Mexico towns we compare have a higher share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than Rodey.
| Rodey | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 42% | 26% | 19% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 14% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 22% | 17% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 27% | 25% |
32 measures vs. New Mexico
1 better12 too close to call19 worse
| What stands out | Rodey | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 4.6% | 7.4% |
| More uninsured adults | 34.7% | 15.6% |
Three Crosses Regional Hospital
30.3 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Rodey
15pages on Rodey
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Rodey; the nearest are
About Rodey
Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States
Rodey is a census-designated place and colonia in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Rodey had a population of 337. The community is located on the southeast border of Hatch along New Mexico State Road 185 .
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 4,052 ft
Rodey’s neighbors
One town shares a border with Rodey.
How the neighbors grade
Hatch has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Hatch reports no FBI crime data of its own. Rodey isn’t graded (fewer than 1,000 residents, or not enough data). Compare Rodey with a neighbor →
Questions about Rodey
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Rodey, NM a good place to live?
We don’t grade Rodey yet; the figures below are still real.