San PabloNM
A town of 696.
Is San Pablo a good place to live?
San Pablo has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
696 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to San Pablo: who provides what
San Pablo 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in San Pablo.
More than half of San Pablo’s working residents commute to Las Cruces
The top destinations are Las Cruces (58%), University Park (8%) and El Paso (6%). Commuting out is the norm in San Pablo: 1% of working residents work locally. The town had 74 jobs in 2023, up 52 from 2013. Also worth knowing: the mean commuting time for San Pablo comes to 16 minutes, against 23 minutes in New Mexico’s towns and 25 minutes across U.S. towns.
| San Pablo | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 16 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Below the poverty line | 6% | 21% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 0.7% | 14% | 8% |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect mild winters and hot summers in San Pablo
The midsummer high for San Pablo comes to 96°F, where New Mexico’s towns sit at 93°F and U.S. towns at 85°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
San Pablo has a low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
62% of San Pablo’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by drought at 25%. FEMA expects less storm and flood damage locally than in nearly two thirds of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
How healthy San Pablo is
San Pablo: 16% of adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance. Of 32 CDC measures, San Pablo beats the New Mexico average on 7 and trails it on 1. In San Pablo, 30% of adults sleep under 7 hours, and 74% had a checkup this year. Among 74 New Mexico towns, just 6 have a lower share of adults who have been diagnosed with depression than San Pablo.
| San Pablo | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 14% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 34% | 36% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 74% | 69% | 79% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 14% | 12% |
| What stands out | San Pablo | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer older adults who have lost all their teeth | 10.7% | 14.2% |
| Fewer smokers | 10.6% | 13.4% |
| More adults with diabetes | 15.6% | 13.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
A home in San Pablo sells for about $664K at the median
Only 7 of the 74 New Mexico towns we compare have a higher home-ownership rate than San Pablo.
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Everything we know about San Pablo
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of San Pablo
About 9 of every 100 San Pablo residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Mexico.
99% of working residents leave San Pablo for work
Where San Pablo’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
About San Pablo
Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States
San Pablo is a census-designated place in Doña Ana County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, San Pablo had a population of 858. The community is located south of Las Cruces along New Mexico State Road 28.
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- Area
- 1.2 sq mi
- Elevation
- 3,875 ft
Questions about San Pablo
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is San Pablo, NM a good place to live?
San Pablo has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.