Medanales, New Mexico

About Medanales

Set in the northern part of New Mexico, Medanales is a small unincorporated community.

Medanales holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.16 square miles.

📰 Medanales News Today

• Medanales man faces manslaughter charge in November fatal crash outside Española Santa Fe New Mexican · Aug 13
• 20624B US Highway 84, Medanales, NM 87548 Realtor.com · Aug 1
• Bob Kasik Obituary (2026) - Medanales, NM - Rivera Family Funerals & Cremations of Espanola and Rio Grande Crematory Legacy obituary · Aug 11
• Manuel A. Martinez Obituary Nov 26, 2025 Rivera Family Funerals & Cremations · Nov 26
• Armando Roberto Jaramillo Obituary (2026) - Medanales, NM - CremateSimply - Santa Fe Legacy obituary · Jul 27

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What Makes Medanales Unique

• The only place in America named Medanales — 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 northern 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.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 9 miles.

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