Scores by category

Each category averages its indicators' percentile scores among US cities and towns.

Safety6#14,736/15,637
Economy52#7,471/15,631
Housing69#4,616/14,977
Health29#11,139/15,609
Healthcare28#11,252/15,650
Environment92#1,308/15,453
Education54#7,273/15,649
Infrastructure51#7,673/15,650
Community45#8,598/15,651
Leisure & amenities71#4,519/15,651

Strengths · Weaknesses

Indicators where Angel Fire, New Mexico ranks highest and lowest among US cities and towns (score = percentile, 100 = best). Values marked “Colfax County value” are the county’s: the source publishes no figure for this city or town, and the county holding most of its residents stands in.

Strengths

Mental health providers · high1,016 /100k
99/100New Mexico 480 /100kUnited States 348 /100k2025University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteColfax County value
Fine particulate matter (PM2.5) · low4.3 µg/m³
99/100New Mexico 5.9 µg/m³United States 8.0 µg/m³2022Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · U.S. Environmental Protection AgencyColfax County value
Preventable hospital stays · low1,356 /100k
98/100New Mexico 2,042 /100kUnited States 2,769 /100k2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteColfax County value
Pharmacies · high3.3 /10k
97/100New Mexico 1.4 /10kUnited States 1.8 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsColfax County value
Restaurants and bars · high17.2 /10k
97/100New Mexico 6.4 /10kUnited States 9.0 /10k2025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsColfax County value
Students per teacher · low10.4×
97/100New Mexico 13.1×United States 15.2×2024National Center for Education StatisticsColfax County value

Weaknesses

Drug overdose deaths · high89.8 /100k
0/100New Mexico 46.4 /100kUnited States 18.4 /100kMar 2025–Feb 2026Centers for Disease Control and PreventionProvisional dataColfax County value
Mammography screening · low29.0%
2/100New Mexico 38.0%United States 46.0%2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteColfax County value
Math scores · low2.47
3/100New Mexico 2.70United States 3.032018University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteColfax County value
Primary care shortage · high19.0
3/100New Mexico 16.1United States 6.2Oct 2026Health Resources and Services AdministrationColfax County value
Injury deaths · high150 /100k
3/100New Mexico 134 /100kUnited States 87 /100k2019-2023University of Wisconsin Population Health InstituteColfax County value
Average weekly wage · low$863
3/100New Mexico $1,214United States $1,5142025U.S. Bureau of Labor StatisticsColfax County value

Trends

The largest changes over about five years, next to the country's over the same periods.

PopulationRising
773 (2015-2019) → 1,111 (2020-2024)
+44%5 yearsCensus table B01003US 328,329,953 → 340,003,797
Average commute timeWorsening
8.7 min (2015-2019) → 24.2 min (2020-2024)
+179%5 yearsCensus table B08013US 26.9 min → 26.4 min
Child poverty rateWorsening
12.7% (2015-2019) → 43.3% (2020-2024)
+31 pts5 yearsCensus table B17001US 16.8% → 15.5%
Broadband subscriptionsImproving
71.7% (2015-2019) → 93.5% (2020-2024)
+22 pts5 yearsCensus table B28002US 82.7% → 91.0%
Median household incomeImproving
$59,063 (2015-2019) → $107,554 (2020-2024)
+82%5 yearsCensus table B19013US $65,712 → $81,604
Rent-burdened householdsImproving
39.7% (2015-2019) → 28.4% (2020-2024)
−11 pts5 yearsCensus table B25070US 49.6% → 51.1%

What changed in five years

How each measure moved between two periods about five years apart, read against whether more or less is better, the published margin of error and the same change in other places.

Over about five years, Angel Fire, New Mexico improved on 1 of 9 measures with a comparison and declined on 1. 7 moved within the margin of error and 0 barely changed.

Earlier (2015-2019)
Latest (2020-2024)
Lower standingHigher standing

Position is the place's standing among cities and towns: further right is better, whichever way the measure counts.

Improved1

Household income+82%$59,063 → $107,554

Declined1

Commute+15.5 min8.7 min → 24.2 min

All 9 measures

Change of every measure of Angel Fire, New Mexico between two periods about five years apart
Measure	Before	After	Change	Reading	Favourable vs peers
Average commute time	8.7 min2015-2019	24.2 min2020-2024	+15.5 min	Declined	0%
Bachelor's degree or higher	49.7%2015-2019	47.6%2020-2024	−2.1 points	Within the margin of error	16%
Broadband subscriptions	71.7%2015-2019	93.5%2020-2024	+22 points	Within the margin of error	92%
Effective property tax rate	0.48%2015-2019	0.56%2020-2024	+0.1 points	Within the margin of error	7%
High school diploma or higher	94.9%2015-2019	97.8%2020-2024	+3 points	Within the margin of error	68%
Home price to income ratio	5.5×2015-2019	5.1×2020-2024	−0.4×	Within the margin of error	92%
Income inequality (Gini index)	0.3612015-2019	0.3802020-2024	+0.018	Within the margin of error	35%
Median household income	$59,0632015-2019	$107,5542020-2024	+82%	Improved	97%
Public transit commuters	0.0%2015-2019	0.0%2020-2024	0 points	Within the margin of error	60%

“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 14640 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.

Sources: American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates. Values are the latest and the one five years earlier of the same publisher dataset; datasets that changed publisher in between are never compared.

Survey estimates (American Community Survey) compare the two most recent 5-year windows that do not share years, so the margin of error of the difference holds. The 2015-2019 window predates the pandemic and 2020-2024 includes it.
A change counts only when it is larger than 1.645 times the square root of the two standard errors squared, summed (a 90% margin). Measures published without a margin must change by at least 5% to count.
“Against peers” compares the change with the same change in the 15651 cities and towns that have the same two periods. It describes how common a change is, not why it happened.
Standing is a percentile among the same places: 0 is the lowest value on the measure (or the worst when lower is better), 100 the best.

Cities and towns like Angel Fire, New Mexico five years ago that improved

The places whose measures looked most like those of Angel Fire, New Mexico in the earlier period, ranked by how many measures improved beyond the margin of error, minus how many declined. A comparison of published data, not a forecast and not advice.

For comparison, Angel Fire, New Mexico itself moved +3 points in standing on average over the same 8 measures (standings of all places average about zero).

How the ranking works

Similarity is the root-mean-square difference of standings in the earlier period over the measures most places have. Places are ranked by measures that improved beyond the margin of error minus those that declined (a count that estimation noise in small places cannot inflate), then by the mean change of standing over the measures a place has in both periods. Only places with more improvements than declines and a rise in standing are listed. Standings are relative, so a place can improve in absolute terms and still lose standing.

Who lives here

Age, race and education of residents, from the American Community Survey. Shares are of all residents (age), residents of every origin (race) or adults 25 and over (education).

Age and sex

1,111 residents (±233)

Men
Women

80 and over†
70–79†
60–69†
50–59†
40–49†
30–39†
20–29†
10–19†
Under 10†

Share of all residents, each sex

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: 70–79 women (+4.1 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B01001View table on data.census.gov

Race and Hispanic origin

1,111 residents (±233)

Angel Fire, New Mexico
New Mexico share

White71%790
Black0.0%0
Hispanic or Latino20%†217
Asian0.1%†1
American Indian and Alaska Native0.8%†9
Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander0.0%0
Other or two or more races8.5%†94

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B03002View table on data.census.gov

Education

883 residents (±187)

Angel Fire, New Mexico
New Mexico share

No high school diploma2.2%†19
High school or GED13%†112
Some college22%†197
Associate degree15%†135
Bachelor's degree28%250
Graduate degree19%†170

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B15003View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Income

How household income is spread, not just the middle: each bar is the share of households in that income range.

Household income

541 households (±116)

Angel Fire, New Mexico
New Mexico share

Under $25k9.8%†53
$25k–50k11%†62
$50k–75k15%†83
$75k–100k12%†67
$100k–150k23%†126
$150k–200k11%†62
$200k or more16%†88

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: $200k or more (+14.0 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B19001View table on data.census.gov

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Homes

Who owns and who rents, what homes cost, and what the housing stock looks like.

Owners and renters

541 households (±116)

Angel Fire, New Mexico
New Mexico share

Own77%418
Rent23%†123

No change since 2015–2019 is larger than the margin of error.

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B25003View table on data.census.gov

Rent paid

102 households (±65)

Angel Fire, New Mexico
New Mexico share

Under $75036%†37
$750–1,0004.9%†5
$1,000–1,50042%†

Home values

418 homes (±86)

Angel Fire, New Mexico
New Mexico share

Under $150k6.7%†28
$150k–250k7.4%†31
$250k–400k11%†46

Age of homes

2,499 homes (±225)

Angel Fire, New Mexico
New Mexico share

2010 or later4.6%†116
2000–200922%548
1980–199952%1,297

Size of homes

2,499 homes (±225)

Angel Fire, New Mexico
New Mexico share

Studio3.9%†98
1 bedroom7.8%195
2 bedrooms26%659

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Getting to work

How workers travel to their job and how long it takes them.

How people get to work

641 workers (±183)

Angel Fire, New Mexico
New Mexico share

Drive alone49%†314
Carpool4.4%†28
Public transit0.0%0
Walk0.0%0
Bike0.0%0
Work from home36%†229
Other11%†70

Biggest shift since 2015–2019: Work from home (+27.1 points).

† Wide margin of error (more than 30% of the estimate): read with care.

Table view

American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2020–2024 · Table B08301View table on data.census.gov

Time to get to work

412 workers (±140)

Angel Fire, New Mexico
New Mexico share

Under 15 min57%†235
15–29 min19%†80
30–44 min16%†66

Counts are survey estimates, each with a margin of error. The grouping into ranges is ours; every count is the Census Bureau's.

Local businesses

Employer businesses and sole proprietors by industry, per resident and against the state and the nation. Counts of businesses next to counts of people, not a measure of demand.

The Census Bureau publishes business counts by county, not by city, so these are the figures of Colfax County, the county holding most of Angel Fire's residents.

Colfax County has 372 employer establishments, 302 for every 10,000 residents (1.21× the US rate of 248; 1.42× New Mexico's), with 3,329 paid employees at an average annual pay of $36,728. The Census Bureau also counts 887 nonemployer businesses, mostly sole proprietors.

Establishments: 372; 887 nonemployers
Per 10,000 residents: 302; US 248 · New Mexico 212
Paid employees: 3,329
Average annual pay: $36,728; US $68,342

Employer establishments, employees, average pay and nonemployers of Colfax County by industry, with the density per resident against the nation

Restaurants and other eating places	34	27.6	1.50×More than typical	375	$18,133	8
Construction of buildings	24	19.5	2.57×More than typical	72	$36,569	27
Specialty trade contractors	23	18.6	1.20×About typical	67	$39,030	59
Gasoline stations	20	16.2	5.00×More than typical	175	$22,000	—
Full-service restaurants	18	14.6	1.90×More than typical	214	$17,724	—
Lessors of real estate	17	13.8	1.12×About typical	36	$60,611	109
Ambulatory health care services	16	13	0.62×Fewer than typical	98	$62,306	43
Traveler accommodation	15	12.2	6.74×More than typical	657	$25,896	12
Religious organizations	13	10.5	1.90×More than typical	39	$22,692	—
Building equipment contractors	11	8.9	1.48×More than typical	39	$27,692	18
Limited-service restaurants	10	8.1	1.01×About typical	143	$18,783	5
Other specialty trade contractors	9	7.3	2.91×Too few to compare	23	$53,826	27

Rank places for an industry Open Colfax County

County Business Patterns (2023); Nonemployer Statistics (2024)

Per-resident figures divide by the population estimate of 2023: 12,333 residents here, 336,755,052 in the United States. County Business Patterns counts establishments in 2023; the Nonemployer Statistics count businesses in 2024.
“More than typical” is a density at least 1.25 times the nation's per resident, “fewer” at most 0.8 times, with at least 10 establishments. It compares counts of businesses with counts of people: it says nothing about demand, incomes, size, quality or profit, and visitors and commuters are not residents.
The Census Bureau adds noise to employment and payroll to protect confidentiality, and withholds some figures: an industry with few establishments can show employees or pay as unavailable.
Industries overlap: a narrower industry (full-service restaurants) is part of a broader one (restaurants), so the rows do not add up.
Industries follow the North American Industry Classification System; the two surveys use different editions (NAICS 2017 and 2022), which this page matches industry by industry.

Federal contracts performed here

In FY2026, an estimated $0 of federal contract obligations were for work performed in Angel Fire, New Mexico: $0 per resident (US $1,994).

Obligations: $0
Per resident: $0; US $1,994
Sole-source: —; US 30%
Single offer: —; US 8.8%

A signal is a reason to look closer, not evidence of wrongdoing: most sole-source awards are lawful and justified.

Top buying agencies

Top recipients

Spending by fiscal year

8.1KFY2017
2.9KFY2018
42.4KFY2019
4.9KFY2020
9.3KFY2021

What was bought

Source: Federal contract transactions (Federal Procurement Data System) (U.S. Department of the Treasury, USAspending.gov), data current to Oct 3, 2026, loaded Oct 3, 2026.

How this is estimated

Agencies report each contract action's place of performance as a county and a ZIP code. A ZIP code's money is split among the cities it covers by the share of its land inside each (Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation areas); the part outside city limits stays with the county.

The place of performance is what the contracting agency reports, often the contractor's office rather than where the work happens.
Shares are of land, not of people or businesses: a ZIP code that is mostly rural land but has its offices in town gives the town less than it should.
ZIP codes that are not mapped areas (post office boxes, the unique ZIP codes of large federal sites and companies) stay with their county, unless one city covers nearly all of it.
Counts of actions and awards include those only partly in Angel Fire, New Mexico, so they do not add up across cities.

Angel Fire, New Mexico's figures are part of those of Colfax County, NM ($367.7K in FY2026), never added to them: 0.0% of that total.

Grants and other federal assistance are counted by county here, not split among cities: Angel Fire is mostly in Colfax County.

See federal money in Colfax County

Representation in Congress

Members serving today, with their record in the current Congress (party-unity votes cast with their caucus, roll calls missed). Not a grade.

Angel Fire, New Mexico is represented in the 119th Congress by these members.

House

Teresa Leger FernandezD-NM-3 · 100% of residentsWith party 99%Missed 8.7%

Senate

Explore Congress The 2026 races

County

A city can lie in several counties. Some indicators are published for counties only: the page marks them.

Colfax County39100% of residents

Other cities and towns in Colfax County

Largest first.

Similar cities and towns

Closest indicator profiles across the country (no model: score distances).

Data and sources

Latest published value of each indicator; periods differ by source. Values flagged by their publisher are marked.

PLACES: Local Data for Better HealthCenters for Disease Control and Prevention · release 2025
Local Area Unemployment StatisticsU.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics · release 2025
American Community Survey 5-Year EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2017-2024
Building Permits SurveyU.S. Census Bureau · release 2026-08
Population Estimates ProgramU.S. Census Bureau · release 2025
Small Area Health Insurance EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
Small Area Income and Poverty EstimatesU.S. Census Bureau · release 2024
County Health Rankings & RoadmapsUniversity of Wisconsin Population Health Institute · release 2022-2025+2026-03-supplement

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