Bent, New Mexico

About Bent

Bent is a small unincorporated community in southern New Mexico.

Officially, Bent is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 6.14 square miles.

📰 Bent News Today

• Eryn Bent wins New Mexico Music Award, releases new album krqe.com · May 29
• A new section of the billion-dollar border wall in Arizona is bent out of shape High Country News · Jul 21
• In Memory of Mrs. Josephine L. Payne 2nd Life Media Alamogordo Town News · May 12
• New Mexico Living Best of the Bands 2025 Part 2 krqe.com · Dec 10
• Bent triple murder suspect Cassandra Douglas takes plea deal, will testify against half-sibling Kane Mayes Alamogordo News · Apr 27

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Bent Unique

• The only place in America named Bent — a truly one-of-a-kind name among 32,000+ US communities.
• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Positioned in southern New Mexico, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• A tight community feel that bigger cities can't replicate.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 13 miles.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Bent

• Blazer Mill Historical Marker reviews ★
• Round Mountain Historical Marker reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Bent

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