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San LuisNM

A town in New Mexico.

Land area
8 sq mi

Is San Luis a good place to live?

San Luis’ midsummer high is 89°F, against 93°F in New Mexico’s towns and 85°F across U.S. towns. 64% of the land in San Luis is conserved, above both New Mexico’s towns (3.9%) and U.S. towns (4.3%). We don’t grade San Luis yet; the figures below are still real.

Getting set up

Moving to San Luis: who provides what

San Luis is unincorporated, so Sandoval County and regional agencies provide most services.

PowerContinental Divide El Coop16.9¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterSan Luis Cabezon Mdwca water system3 health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
InternetProviders and speedsData pending · D4
Trash & county servicesSandoval CountySandoval County provides services here
SchoolsCuba Independent SchoolsWhich school depends on your addressNCES
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.gov
Who runs elections hereSandoval County ClerkSandoval County; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Jul 2023
ZIP code8705387053 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 San Luis.

Outdoors

Nearly a third of San Luis is conserved land

Trails run 6.4 miles in 1 park or preserve. San Luis’ density of trails works out to 0.8 miles per square mile. The park or preserve spreads over 1,504 acres of the town.

63.6%conserved
63.6%
conserved · 3,355 of 5,277 acres
6.4 mi
of trails · 0.8 per sq mi
Biggest places to walkTrailsAcres
1. San Luis Mesa Area of Critical Environmental Concern1.9 mi1,504
Full pageSan Luis’ outdoors pageOpen the full Outdoors page
Trail map6.4 miles of trail, mappedPick a walk1.9 miles of trail · San Luis Mesa Area of Critical Environmental ConcernConserved land63.6% conserved · 3,355 acres protectedQuestions“Where can I hike in San Luis?”

Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US

Climate

Expect four seasons and hot summers in San Luis

San Luis’ January low is recorded as 18°F.

18″snow a winter

Typical low → high °F

Winter20–46°
Spring34–67°
Summer55–88°
Fall37–68°
Oct 5
typical first frost
May 15
typical last frost
+1.3°
vs. the 20th-century average
Full pageSan Luis’ climate pageOpen the full Climate page
A year of weatherJuly highs 89°, January lows 18°Rain & snow18″ of snow a winter · 10 inches of rain and snow a yearHeating & coolingMostly a heating billThen and now+1.3° vs. the 20th century · Warmer than the 20th-century average

NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020

Health

How healthy San Luis is

The share of adults in San Luis who have diabetes is 12%. Against the New Mexico average, San Luis comes out ahead on 6 CDC measures out of 32, and behind on 2. Only 6 of the 74 New Mexico towns we compare have a lower share of adults 18 to 64 who have no health insurance than San Luis. Among adults in the town, 20% get no exercise outside work and 39% sleep under 7 hours.

San LuisTypical New Mexico townTypical U.S. town
Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES)69%69%79%
Get no exercise (CDC PLACES)20%27%25%
Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES)39%34%36%
No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES)8.2%16%8.1%
32 measures vs. New Mexico
6 better24 too close to call2 worse
What stands outSan LuisNM
Fewer uninsured adults8.2%15.6%
Fewer adults with COPD5%6.6%
More adults with asthma11.8%9.9%
Lovelace Westside Hospital
40 mi away · emergency room
1 of 3
care shortages: mental health
Full pageSan Luis’ health reportOpen the full Health report
Everyday habitsFewer adults who get no exerciseHospitals & doctors nearby40 miles to an ER · Lovelace Westside HospitalHow adults are doingFewer adults in fair or poor healthEvery CDC estimateBetter than NM on 6 of 32

CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA

Natural hazards

San Luis faces a moderate natural-hazard risk, led by inland flooding

In San Luis, the natural-hazard score from FEMA is 44 of 100. FEMA puts 57% of the town’s expected hazard losses down to inland flooding, and 18% to drought. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in 56% of U.S. communities.

44risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
44Moderate riskLowerHigher
Inland floodingDroughtWildfire
Full pageSan Luis’ hazards pageOpen the full Hazards page
What it facesModerate riskFlood claims0 paid flood claims · No paid flood claims on recordPast disasters19 disaster declarations · Declared for the countyGet ready2.4 events a year, on average · Ready for inland flooding

FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA

Keep exploring

Everything we know about San Luis

13pages on San Luis
The big questions
HealthBetter than NM on 6 of 32 CDC measuresNatural hazardsFEMA risk higher than 44% of U.S. communities · inland flooding
Out and about
Outdoors6 mi of trails · 64% conserved landPlacesAttractions33 nearby · Valles Caldera National Preserve 25 miLibraryTorreon Community LibraryColleges
The story
Climate89° summer highs · 18″ of snow
Day to day
NewsWeatherHandbookTown SquareNeighbors
After high school

Colleges nearby

None within 15 miles of San Luis; the nearest are

Southwestern Indian Polytechnic InstituteCommunity college · Public · Albuquerque42.1 mi$1,095 in-state tuitionUniversity of New MexicoUniversity or college · Public · Albuquerque48.8 mi$10,140 in-state tuition

Prices by family income, graduation and earnings →

About San Luis

Unincorporated community in New Mexico, United States

San Luis is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Sandoval County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, San Luis had a population of 32. New Mexico State Road 279 passes through the community.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Area
8.3 sq mi
Elevation
6,243 ft

Questions about San Luis

Short answers, built from the data on this page.

Is San Luis, NM a good place to live?

We don’t grade San Luis yet; the figures below are still real. A town in New Mexico.