Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
It is a town of 5,864 residents in New Mexico.
A tough set of grades. Zuni Pueblo’s overall grade, D, puts it better than 8% of U.S. towns. The ranking puts it 63rd of 72 in New Mexico. Its weakest is health: residents are less healthy than 98% of U.S. towns on CDC estimates. It lags on incomes as well (D−) — the median household income is $46K, and 30% of residents live below the poverty line. Where it does best is cost of living (A+): a typical home costs about $82K, 1.7 years of the Gallup area’s $48K median household income. Zuni Pueblo's civic life (library use, community groups, volunteering) trails 100% of U.S. towns. FEMA rates its natural-hazard risk higher than 87% of U.S. communities, with inland flooding at the top.
Figures: home values, Zillow · incomes, Census ACS, 2020–24 · health, CDC PLACES · FEMA National Risk Index.
Each subject compared with towns across the country (schools within New Mexico), ordered by how far Zuni Pueblo is from typical.
Its grades run from A+ for cost of living (better than 98% of comparable towns) to D− for jobs and income (better than 2%), so the D overall blends very different results.
How TownRatings grades towns →
Census counts: 2,563 in 1950, 6,176 in 2020. The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1873 and 2 maps from 1972 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Explore the history →Zuni Pueblo is unincorporated, so McKinley 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.
Ordered by what stands out in Zuni Pueblo.
Zuni Pueblo has a shorter frost-free season than nearly all U.S. towns, but it is a long drive from an emergency room.
The nearest emergency room, Rehoboth Mckinley Christian Health Care Services, is 31.2 miles away in a straight line.
30% of Zuni Pueblo adults smoke cigarettes. Among 73 New Mexico towns, just 2 have a higher share of adults who say their health is fair or poor than Zuni Pueblo. Also worth knowing: the town does better than the New Mexico average on 1 of 32 CDC measures and worse on 23.
| Zuni Pueblo | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 37% | 25% | 19% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 14% | 12% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 25% | 16% | 17% |
| What stands out | Zuni Pueblo | NM |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer adults who have had cancer | 5.7% | 7.4% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 35.3% | 14.2% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
The public schools here belong to the Zuni school district. One of its 4 schools is below, with the reason it’s listed. The 2 public schools in Zuni Pueblo teach 310 students between them.
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zuni MiddleLargest public middle schoolGrades 6–8 | Grades 6–8 | 240 | – |
NCES · EDFacts · graded within NM on state tests and graduation
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Walkers can cover 14 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. Zuni Pueblo’s concentration of trails is 1.1 miles per square mile, above both New Mexico’s towns (1.0) and U.S. towns (0.4). It has one park or preserve, 3 acres in all.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Ho’n A:wan Community Park | — | 3 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Roughly one working resident in four has a job in Zuni Pueblo itself. Since 2013, Zuni Pueblo has added 203 jobs, to 455 in 2023. Its mean commuting time is 26 minutes, above the New Mexico town median (23 minutes) and near the median of U.S. towns (25 minutes). The median commute is under 31 miles.
| Zuni Pueblo | New Mexico towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the poverty line | 30% | 20% | 9.6% |
| Working residents who work in town | 24% | 13% | 8% |
| Median household income | $46,000 | $55,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 26 minutes | 23 minutes | 25 minutes |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
The Zuni weather station records that the frost-free season runs about 127 days, shorter than in 96% of U.S. towns.
The midsummer high in Zuni Pueblo is 89°F.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
None within 15 miles of Zuni Pueblo; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Zuni Pueblo residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Mexico.
Census-designated place in New Mexico, United States
Zuni Pueblo (Zuni: Halona Idiwan’a; lit. 'Middle Place') is a census-designated place (CDP) in McKinley County, New Mexico, United States. The population was 6,176 as of the 2020 Census. It is inhabited largely by members of the Zuni people.
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One town shares a border with Zuni Pueblo.
| Town | NM rank | Overall | Cost | Safety | Schools | Health |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zuni Pueblo | #63 | D | A+ | — | C− | D− |
| Black Rock | — | — | C+ | — | C− | D |
Black Rock has fewer than 2,500 residents, so it gets subject grades but no overall grade. Zuni Pueblo and Black Rock report no FBI crime data of their own. Compare Zuni Pueblo with a neighbor →
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Zuni Pueblo grades D overall, better than 8% of U.S. towns and #63 of 72 in New Mexico. It grades D− for health and C− for schools. Jobs & income is its weak spot, with a D−.
Zuni Pueblo has 1 place on the National Register of Historic Places. 2 notable people were born here, including Amisoli Patasoni and Percy Tsisete Sandy.