Datil, New Mexico

About Datil

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

Datil holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 1.87 square miles.

📰 Datil News Today

• Last Frontier Subdivision Unit I Lot 30, Datil, NM 87821 [Updated 6/27] Realtor.com · Jun 27
• Federal agents search Datil properties in case of Mexican wolf kills Albuquerque Journal · Jun 14
• Advocates Condemn Mexican Gray Wolf Killings, Commend Law Enforcement Efforts WildEarth Guardians · Jun 15
• Magdalena Ranger District Prepares for Prescribed Fire as early as November 8th NM Fire Info · Nov 5
• Ranch Road-Tee Pee Rnch Lot 88, Datil, NM 87821 [Updated 11/3] Realtor.com · Nov 3

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What Makes Datil Unique

• The only place in America named Datil — 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: 2+ neighboring communities within 24 miles.

🏫 Schools in Datil

• DATIL ELEMENTARY

Public schools, U.S. Dept. of Education (NCES) 2023–24 directory.

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