SausalNM
A town of 602.
Is Sausal a good place to live?
33% of residents live below the poverty line in Sausal, above both New Mexico’s towns (21%) and U.S. towns (9.6%). Among 74 New Mexico towns, just 2 have a higher share of households owning their home than Sausal. Sausal has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Sausal has shrunk 19% from 2010 to 2020
1,056 counted in 2010 and 858 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
Moving to Sausal: who provides what
Sausal is unincorporated, so Valencia 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 Sausal.
Inland flooding leads a very high hazard risk in Sausal
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 85% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Sausal has 0.6 jobs for every working resident, so most commute out
Most working residents leave Sausal for work: only 1% work in town. Since 2013, Sausal has added 68 jobs, to 163 in 2023. The top destinations are Albuquerque (34%), Belen (19%) and Los Lunas (9%).
| Sausal | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 1.4% | 14% | 8% |
| Median household income | $65,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Four seasons and hot summers in Sausal
Sausal has chilly winters and hot summers, with very little rain. Sausal’s July high is 94°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
How healthy Sausal is
Sausal beats the New Mexico average on 0 of 32 CDC measures and trails it on 14. 20% of Sausal adults 18 to 64 have no health insurance.
| Sausal | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| No health insurance, 18–64 (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 16% | 8.1% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 26% | 19% |
| Yearly checkup (CDC PLACES) | 69% | 69% | 79% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 17% | 14% |
| What stands out | Sausal | NM |
|---|---|---|
| More uninsured adults | 20.3% | 15.6% |
| More adults facing food insecurity | 27% | 20.9% |
| More adults who get no exercise | 32.4% | 25.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Valencia County Fair Grounds | — | 5 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Sausal
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Sausal
About 2 of every 100 Sausal residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Mexico.
602 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
About Sausal
Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States
Sausal is a census-designated place in Valencia County, New Mexico, United States. As of the 2020 census, Sausal had a population of 858.
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- Area
- 2.3 sq mi
Questions about Sausal
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Sausal, NM a good place to live?
Sausal has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.