Skyline-GanipaNM
A town of 1,226.
Is Skyline-Ganipa a good place to live?
The best of Skyline-Ganipa’s subject grades is an A for cost of living; the weakest is a D for health. On the outdoors, just 11 of New Mexico’s 161 towns do worse. Skyline-Ganipa has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade.
Skyline-Ganipa has grown 32% from 2010 to 2020
1,224 counted in 2010 and 1,614 in 2020.
U.S. Census 2010 & 2020 counts
How Skyline-Ganipa grades
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Mexico), ordered by how far Skyline-Ganipa is from typical.
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Moving to Skyline-Ganipa: who provides what
Skyline-Ganipa is unincorporated, so Cibola 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 Skyline-Ganipa.
Compared with most of New Mexico and the rest of the country, more of Skyline-Ganipa’s adults sleep under 7 hours
Among adults in Skyline-Ganipa, 20% report frequent physical distress, where New Mexico’s towns sit at 17% and U.S. towns at 14%. Only 4 of the 74 New Mexico towns we compare have a higher share of adults who smoke cigarettes than Skyline-Ganipa. Skyline-Ganipa: 23% of adults report frequent mental distress.
| Skyline-Ganipa | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 26% | 14% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 23% | 16% | 17% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 45% | 34% | 36% |
| Food insecurity (CDC PLACES) | 33% | 23% | 14% |
| What stands out | Skyline-Ganipa | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer uninsured adults | 9.7% | 15.6% |
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 6.1% | 7.4% |
| More smokers | 25.6% | 13.4% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Skyline-Ganipa’s schools rank behind 68% of New Mexico districts
Its one school is below. Skyline-Ganipa’s only public school teaches 144 students.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haak'u Community AcademyLargest public elementary schoolGrades K–8 | Grades K–8 | 144 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NM on state tests and graduation
A job hub: Skyline-Ganipa has 1.6 jobs for every working resident and draws in 366 commuters
For Skyline-Ganipa, the typical journey to work is 27 minutes. In Skyline-Ganipa, about one in three working residents works in town. Employers in Skyline-Ganipa shed 257 jobs between 2013 and 2023, to 463. Also worth knowing: the share of residents in Skyline-Ganipa who live below the poverty line: 15%.
| Skyline-Ganipa | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Working residents who work in town | 34% | 14% | 8% |
| Below the poverty line | 15% | 21% | 9.6% |
| Average trip to work | 27 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $57,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Skyline-Ganipa: four seasons and hot summers
The typical July afternoon high in Skyline-Ganipa is 90°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Top of a high hazard risk in Skyline-Ganipa: inland flooding
The FEMA risk score for Skyline-Ganipa comes to 62 of 100, against 66 of 100 in New Mexico’s towns and 44 of 100 across U.S. towns. Two thirds of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by cold waves at 12%.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
0% of Skyline-Ganipa is conserved land
Skyline-Ganipa’s density of trails is 0.4 miles per square mile. 3.1 miles of trail.
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Skyline-Ganipa
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Skyline-Ganipa; the nearest are
About 2 of every 100 Skyline-Ganipa residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Mexico.
1,226 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Questions about Skyline-Ganipa
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Skyline-Ganipa, NM expensive?
Not for the area. Cost of living, which also weighs rents, property taxes and how many households pay 30% or more of their income for housing, grades A.