TimberonNM
The town has 479 residents and lies in New Mexico.
Is Timberon a good place to live?
74% of adults 25 and older hold a bachelor’s degree or more in Timberon, above both New Mexico’s towns (23%) and U.S. towns (29%). Among 74 New Mexico towns, just 3 have a higher age of the median resident than Timberon. Carrisa Lookout Complex and Circle Cross Ranch Headquarters is on the National Register of Historic Places. Timberon has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
479 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Timberon: who provides what
Timberon is unincorporated, so Otero 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 Timberon.
Compared with most of New Mexico and the rest of the country, the FEMA risk score in Timberon is higher
Of the losses FEMA expects in Timberon, 51% come from wildfires and 33% from inland flooding. Households here have drawn federal disaster aid once, in 2006. Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 99% of U.S. communities.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Timberon stands out in New Mexico and nationally: a larger share of its households live in a home they own
A typical home in Timberon is worth about $195,000, about the same as a year ago, 38% below the New Mexico typical home.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Most of Timberon’s workers head elsewhere: there are 0.4 jobs for each of them
Jobs in Timberon fell by 118 from 2013 to 2023, to 38. The top destinations are El Paso (19%), Albuquerque (11%) and Chaparral (11%). The median commute is under 68 miles.
Where working residents work
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Four seasons and pleasant summers: that is Timberon’s year
Timberon’s midsummer high comes in at 80°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Timberon is
In Timberon, one in ten adults binge drink. Of 32 CDC measures, Timberon beats the New Mexico average on 5 and trails it on 13. No town among the 74 in New Mexico we compare has a higher share of adults who have high blood pressure than Timberon.
| Timberon | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 21% | 17% | 14% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 50% | 35% | 35% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 10% | 13% | 16% |
| What stands out | Timberon | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 12.4% | 16.5% |
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10.4% | 13.7% |
| More adults with COPD | 15.1% | 6.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Everything we know about Timberon
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Timberon; the nearest are
About 0 of every 100 Timberon residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Mexico.
100% of working residents leave Timberon for work
Where Timberon’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Questions about Timberon
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Timberon, NM a good place to live?
Timberon has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.