Lead Paint Risk in New Mexico

Counties in New Mexico

Ranked by percentage of housing built before 1978.

County	Pre-1978 Housing	Total Housing	Risk Rate
Quay County	3,890	5,513	70.6%
Harding County	341	489	69.7%
Union County	1,367	2,091	65.4%
Chaves County	17,222	26,794	64.3%
De Baca County	747	1,165	64.1%
Los Alamos County	5,315	8,660	61.4%
Guadalupe County	1,273	2,156	59.0%
Curry County	11,975	21,266	56.3%
Hidalgo County	1,230	2,219	55.4%
Grant County	8,111	14,664	55.3%
Lea County	15,479	28,125	55.0%
Cibola County	6,122	11,171	54.8%
Colfax County	5,181	9,578	54.1%
Eddy County	14,219	26,633	53.4%
San Miguel County	7,889	14,837	53.2%
Luna County	6,006	11,567	51.9%
Roosevelt County	4,320	8,525	50.7%
Socorro County	3,771	7,642	49.3%
Bernalillo County	144,003	301,278	47.8%
Mora County	1,363	2,938	46.4%
Rio Arriba County	9,026	19,703	45.8%
Sierra County	3,703	8,139	45.5%
McKinley County	11,252	25,213	44.6%
Taos County	9,288	21,091	44.0%
Otero County	13,551	32,400	41.8%
Lincoln County	7,034	17,768	39.6%
Catron County	1,316	3,333	39.5%
San Juan County	18,776	48,085	39.0%
Santa Fe County	26,042	77,686	33.5%
Valencia County	9,883	30,396	32.5%
Doña Ana County	29,543	91,402	32.3%
Torrance County	2,340	7,238	32.3%
Sandoval County	12,252	59,759	20.5%

Cities & Towns in New Mexico

383 cities and towns ranked by pre-1978 housing percentage (minimum 100 housing units).

City/Town	Pre-1978 Housing	Total Housing	Risk Rate
Cubero	125	125	100.0%
Hanover	103	103	100.0%
Morningside	111	111	100.0%
Oasis	110	110	100.0%
Paguate	111	119	93.3%
Velarde	225	242	93.0%
Tyrone	309	338	91.4%
East Pecos	167	184	90.8%
Gila	133	149	89.3%
Fort Wingate	218	249	87.6%
North Hurley	153	175	87.4%
Carrizozo	521	603	86.4%
Seama	178	210	84.8%
Aragon	103	124	83.1%
Tucumcari	2,469	2,993	82.5%
Costilla	144	175	82.3%
Hurley	539	659	81.8%
Sombrillo	145	179	81.0%
White Rock	1,866	2,304	81.0%
Weed	81	105	77.1%
Vaughn	193	251	76.9%
Paraje	280	369	75.9%
Jal	716	947	75.6%
Melrose	236	313	75.4%
Hernandez	384	512	75.0%
Maxwell	123	166	74.1%
Butterfield Park	402	544	73.9%
Rancho Grande	78	106	73.6%
Wagon Mound	257	349	73.6%
Milan	800	1,094	73.1%
Reserve	127	176	72.2%
Raton	2,400	3,331	72.1%
Anton Chico	95	132	72.0%
Cochiti	138	192	71.9%
Lovington	2,942	4,091	71.9%
Rio Chiquito	125	174	71.8%
Corona	94	132	71.2%
Paradise Hills	1,386	1,958	70.8%
San Ysidro	92	130	70.8%
Puerto de Luna	130	184	70.7%
Santa Clara	588	836	70.3%
Lindrith	80	114	70.2%
Roswell	14,108	20,089	70.2%
Cuartelez	202	288	70.1%
Santa Clara Pueblo	288	413	69.7%
Sunshine	136	195	69.7%
Bayard	801	1,151	69.6%
Bluewater Village	77	111	69.4%
Villanueva	179	258	69.4%
Santo Domingo Pueblo	313	452	69.2%
Clayton	852	1,238	68.8%
Pinos Altos	77	112	68.8%
Sandia Park	111	162	68.5%
Lyden	78	114	68.4%
Las Vegas	4,819	7,057	68.3%
Eunice	874	1,283	68.1%
Silver City	3,382	5,010	67.5%
South Valley	9,485	14,114	67.2%
Lordsburg	750	1,120	67.0%
Peñasco	209	312	67.0%
Elida	71	107	66.4%
Roy	145	219	66.2%
Truchas	129	195	66.2%
Magdalena	375	569	65.9%
Estancia	401	612	65.5%
Santa Cruz	76	116	65.5%
Los Ranchos de Albuquerque	1,675	2,566	65.3%
Grants	2,243	3,445	65.1%
Springer	436	670	65.1%
Glenwood	80	123	65.0%
Regina	100	154	64.9%
Williams Acres	114	176	64.8%
San Miguel	236	366	64.5%
Texico	284	441	64.4%
Doña Ana	305	474	64.3%
Mesilla	575	896	64.2%
Gamerco	293	458	64.0%
Alamo	295	464	63.6%
Chamisal	94	148	63.5%
Encinal	73	115	63.5%
Madrid	174	275	63.3%
La Cueva CDP (Sandoval County)	139	220	63.2%
Pecan Park	108	171	63.2%
Pueblo of Sandia Village	141	223	63.2%
Fort Sumner	345	548	63.0%
Mora	240	381	63.0%
Cloudcroft	639	1,020	62.6%
Vadito	90	144	62.5%
Cordova	144	231	62.3%
Hillsboro	126	203	62.1%
Tortugas	200	323	61.9%
San Lorenzo	87	141	61.7%
Carlsbad	8,807	14,336	61.4%
San Rafael	243	396	61.4%
University Park	347	565	61.4%
Cuba	171	280	61.1%
Gallup	4,602	7,596	60.6%
Ramah	152	251	60.6%
Truth or Consequences	2,130	3,516	60.6%
Clovis	10,163	16,886	60.2%
Eagle Nest	221	368	60.1%
Gallina	81	135	60.0%
Canova	76	127	59.8%
Lake Arthur	91	153	59.5%
Glorieta	252	425	59.3%
Carnuel	245	414	59.2%
Hatch	309	531	58.2%
Deming	3,983	6,888	57.8%
Ventura	175	303	57.8%
Dixon	400	694	57.6%
Cañon	60	105	57.1%
Questa	654	1,148	57.0%
Turley	79	139	56.8%
Naschitti	59	104	56.7%
North Valley	2,555	4,516	56.6%
Taos Pueblo	258	457	56.5%
Zuni Pueblo	990	1,763	56.2%
Rio Lucio	125	223	56.1%
Los Alamos	3,432	6,132	56.0%
Chimayo	790	1,414	55.9%
Midway	208	373	55.8%
Willard	58	104	55.8%
Casa Colorada	84	151	55.6%
Chamita	217	392	55.4%
Hagerman	169	305	55.4%
Ohkay Owingeh	210	380	55.3%
Happy Valley	196	355	55.2%
Artesia	3,137	5,701	55.0%
Lake Sumner	103	188	54.8%
North Acomita Village	58	106	54.7%
Española	2,663	4,881	54.6%
Hobbs	8,570	15,687	54.6%
Tatum	206	377	54.6%
San Felipe Pueblo	151	277	54.5%
Santa Rosa	566	1,038	54.5%
Cotton City	98	180	54.4%
Tecolotito	74	136	54.4%
Ribera	82	151	54.3%
Tularosa	626	1,152	54.3%
Aztec	1,442	2,690	53.6%
Taos Ski Valley	149	278	53.6%
Tesuque	454	847	53.6%
Mountainair	219	410	53.4%
Bosque Farms	918	1,724	53.2%
Mescalero	235	442	53.2%
Ranchos de Taos	580	1,091	53.2%
Peralta	779	1,471	53.0%
San Jose CDP (Rio Arriba County)	167	315	53.0%
Jemez Pueblo	312	591	52.8%
Jemez Springs	108	205	52.7%
Socorro	1,934	3,679	52.6%
Rowe	62	118	52.5%
Jacona	121	232	52.2%
Portales	2,760	5,283	52.2%
McCartys Village	114	219	52.1%
Alamogordo	7,952	15,353	51.8%
Belen	1,636	3,173	51.6%
Taos	1,984	3,846	51.6%
Red River	505	984	51.3%
San Cristobal	71	139	51.1%
Torreon CDP (Sandoval County)	67	132	50.8%
Algodones	294	587	50.1%
Isleta	217	439	49.4%
Nageezi	51	104	49.0%
Animas	55	113	48.7%
Pueblo Pintado	72	149	48.3%
Chama	281	583	48.2%
Loving	308	639	48.2%
Columbus	362	755	47.9%
Albuquerque	122,838	256,861	47.8%
El Rito	249	521	47.8%
Nenahnezad	98	205	47.8%
Valencia CDP (Valencia County)	458	960	47.7%
Tijeras	98	206	47.6%
Ruidoso	3,910	8,262	47.3%
Farmington	8,604	18,220	47.2%
Little Walnut Village	381	813	46.9%
Williamsburg	170	363	46.8%
San Antonito CDP (Bernalillo County)	179	384	46.6%
El Rancho	306	658	46.5%
San Mateo	81	175	46.3%
Navajo	288	624	46.2%
Monterey Park	139	303	45.9%
Prewitt	116	253	45.8%
Sanostee	64	140	45.7%
Tierra Amarilla	138	302	45.7%
Alcalde	57	125	45.6%
Rio Communities	907	1,999	45.4%
Canjilon	57	126	45.2%
Logan	451	1,001	45.1%
Spencerville	222	495	44.8%
Twin Lakes	161	361	44.6%
Talpa	325	735	44.2%
Zia Pueblo	100	226	44.2%
Arenas Valley	231	527	43.8%
Waterflow	240	548	43.8%
Blanco	113	261	43.3%
Encantado	47	109	43.1%
Nambe	457	1,067	42.8%
Monument	53	124	42.7%
Adelino	135	318	42.5%
Brimhall Nizhoni	55	130	42.3%
El Cerro	428	1,021	41.9%
La Madera CDP (Rio Arriba County)	72	172	41.9%
Luna	72	172	41.9%
Vado	406	972	41.8%
Pueblitos	92	221	41.6%
Crownpoint	456	1,098	41.5%
Twin Forks	158	386	40.9%
Cliff	48	118	40.7%
Ute Park	48	118	40.7%
North Light Plant	69	170	40.6%
Keeler Farm	264	653	40.4%
Santa Fe	18,310	45,529	40.2%
Cimarron	207	518	40.0%
La Luz	331	827	40.0%
Cuyamungue	91	228	39.9%
Santa Ana Pueblo	95	238	39.9%
Conchas Dam	141	354	39.8%
La Mesa	151	383	39.4%
Sundance	85	217	39.2%
Tesuque Pueblo	41	105	39.0%
Upper Fruitland	201	516	39.0%
Skyline-Ganipa	132	340	38.8%
Mount Taylor	89	230	38.7%
San Ildefonso Pueblo	101	262	38.5%
Los Luceros	143	372	38.4%
Ponderosa	80	210	38.1%
Corrales	1,479	3,924	37.7%
Rosedale	41	109	37.6%
Arroyo Seco	456	1,216	37.5%
Los Chaves	773	2,067	37.4%
Pecos	204	549	37.2%
Soham	64	173	37.0%
Pleasanton	51	139	36.7%
La Union	104	288	36.1%
La Jara	63	175	36.0%
Nakaibito	38	106	35.8%
Peña Blanca	112	313	35.8%
Radium Springs	195	546	35.7%
Thoreau	263	739	35.6%
Timberon	144	404	35.6%
Tohatchi	102	289	35.3%
Tome	217	615	35.3%
La Puebla	129	368	35.1%
Bernalillo	1,426	4,073	35.0%
Las Cruces	17,363	49,809	34.9%
Bloomfield	1,033	2,988	34.6%
Sandia Knolls	239	690	34.6%
Cochiti Lake	111	322	34.5%
Casas Adobes	53	154	34.4%
Quemado	56	163	34.4%
Chamberino	89	261	34.1%
Dexter	148	435	34.0%
Holloman AFB	386	1,134	34.0%
Moriarty	292	861	33.9%
Acomita Lake	51	151	33.8%
Lobo Canyon	90	266	33.8%
Hyde Park	77	229	33.6%
Sandia Heights	504	1,515	33.3%
Valle Vista	88	264	33.3%
Ponderosa Pine	199	599	33.2%
White Sands	153	461	33.2%
Flora Vista	382	1,155	33.1%
El Valle de Arroyo Seco	270	829	32.6%
Jarales	362	1,111	32.6%
Center Point	357	1,099	32.5%
South River	244	754	32.4%
Virden	33	102	32.4%
Iyanbito	119	372	32.0%
Lee Acres	586	1,836	31.9%
Livingston Wheeler	77	244	31.6%
Dulce	375	1,194	31.4%
Navajo Dam	71	228	31.1%
West Hammond	292	946	30.9%
Jaconita	41	133	30.8%
Ruidoso Downs	414	1,347	30.7%
La Cueva CDP (Santa Fe County)	95	311	30.5%
McIntosh	195	644	30.3%
Pinehill	73	241	30.3%
High Rolls	154	510	30.2%
Church Rock	141	468	30.1%
Las Tusas	190	634	30.0%
La Huerta	183	612	29.9%
Lamy	32	107	29.9%
Shiprock	821	2,773	29.6%
Sausal	90	309	29.1%
Cañoncito	130	454	28.6%
Cedar Crest	138	490	28.2%
Madrone	47	171	27.5%
Middle Mesa	33	120	27.5%
North Hobbs	593	2,157	27.5%
Highland Meadows	61	223	27.4%
La Cienega	359	1,314	27.3%
Newcomb	50	184	27.2%
La Mesilla	281	1,038	27.1%
Laguna	77	287	26.8%
Kirtland AFB	338	1,276	26.5%
Berino	129	488	26.4%
Cedar Hill	115	438	26.3%
Arroyo Hondo CDP (Santa Fe County)	36	138	26.1%
Boles Acres	225	869	25.9%
San Ysidro	261	1,021	25.6%
Fruitland	60	239	25.1%
Angel Fire	627	2,507	25.0%
Pie Town	49	196	25.0%
Lemitar	51	205	24.9%
Fairacres	38	153	24.8%
Atoka	111	449	24.7%
Pojoaque	251	1,019	24.6%
Black Rock	82	335	24.5%
Santa Fe Foothills	118	482	24.5%
Los Cerrillos	35	144	24.3%
Anthony	740	3,100	23.9%
Mimbres	54	226	23.9%
Capitan	193	812	23.8%
Angustura	131	559	23.4%
La Villita	90	389	23.1%
Ojo Amarillo	43	188	22.9%
Mesquite	85	374	22.7%
Organ	26	118	22.0%
Peak Place	32	147	21.8%
Sunland Park	1,355	6,250	21.7%
San Pablo	70	325	21.5%
Salem	50	235	21.3%
White Signal	23	108	21.3%
Haystack	27	131	20.6%
Pinedale	40	201	19.9%
Hot Springs Landing	32	162	19.8%
Thunder Mountain	136	694	19.6%
Los Lunas	1,379	7,103	19.4%
Napi Headquarters	50	258	19.4%
Broadview	34	184	18.5%
Cedar Grove	105	579	18.1%
Cedro	43	237	18.1%
La Plata	156	867	18.0%
Torreon CDP (Torrance County)	38	212	17.9%
Cañada de los Alamos	60	344	17.4%
Meadow Lake	280	1,610	17.4%
Agua Fria	238	1,427	16.7%
Elephant Butte	261	1,566	16.7%
Kirtland	29	174	16.7%
El Cerro Mission	258	1,568	16.5%
La Hacienda	51	310	16.5%
Sunlit Hills	52	317	16.4%
Chupadero	49	300	16.3%
Rock Springs	50	312	16.0%
Santa Teresa	357	2,264	15.8%
Chaparral	920	5,914	15.6%
Cuyamungue Grant	17	110	15.5%
Placitas CDP (Doña Ana County)	28	188	14.9%
Escudilla Bonita	17	121	14.0%
Crouch Mesa	194	1,418	13.7%
Ojo Encino	17	126	13.5%
White Cliffs	17	128	13.3%
Chili	14	106	13.2%
Rio Rancho	5,293	40,640	13.0%
Nadine	14	109	12.8%
Barton	78	628	12.4%
Tano Road	106	944	11.2%
Polvadera	17	156	10.9%
Rio Rancho Estates	62	585	10.6%
Cannon AFB	81	830	9.8%
Edgewood	231	2,388	9.7%
Eldorado at Santa Fe	271	2,864	9.5%
Bluewater	12	129	9.3%
Conejo	25	271	9.2%
Indian Hills	29	314	9.2%
Placitas CDP (Sandoval County)	211	2,349	9.0%
Las Palomas	12	145	8.3%
Las Campanas	80	973	8.2%
Tres Arroyos	77	1,130	6.8%
Crestview	7	110	6.4%
Yah-ta-hey	7	149	4.7%
La Tierra	9	242	3.7%
Las Maravillas	19	583	3.3%
Picacho Hills	28	898	3.1%
Timberlake	3	131	2.3%
Paa-Ko	5	341	1.5%
El Duende	0	208	0.0%
La Madera CDP (Sandoval County)	0	223	0.0%
North San Ysidro	0	142	0.0%
Sedillo	0	208	0.0%