Borrego Pass, New Mexico

About Borrego Pass

Borrego Pass, NM is a small unincorporated community located in western New Mexico.

Borrego Pass holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 13.23 square miles.

📰 Borrego Pass News Today

• Joshua Toddy Gets Back to His Roots New Mexico Magazine · Apr 19
• DODE calls for criminal investigation of Borrego Pass School Navajo Times · Nov 3
• Jamie Platero Obituary October 28, 2024 French Funerals & Cremations · Nov 7
• Jamie Platero Janurary 14, 1972 ~ October 28, 2024 sjrnews.com · Nov 12
• Crownpoint, New Mexico Population 2026 World Population Review · Aug 20

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What Makes Borrego Pass Unique

• The only place in America named Borrego Pass — 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 western New Mexico, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.

Why People Love It Here

• Quiet streets and a slower rhythm — the kind of place people move to on purpose.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 15 miles.

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