Santa Teresa, New Mexico

About Santa Teresa

Santa Teresa is a small unincorporated community in southern New Mexico.

Santa Teresa holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 8.85 square miles.

📰 Santa Teresa News Today

• Santa Teresa, largest cattle crossing on US–Mexico border, opened in 1991 El Paso Times · Aug 15
• Residents press Doña Ana senators for answers on Project Jupiter at Las Cruces session KFOX · Aug 12
• Plane that brought Sinaloa cartel bosses to US on display at warfighters museum BorderReport · Aug 17
• Belen vs Santa Teresa Football - Sep 18, 2026 Sports Illustrated · Aug 15
• U.S. Soldiers with JTF-SB continue barrier reinforcements in New Mexico [Image 3 of 6] DVIDS · Aug 14

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Santa Teresa Unique

• The only place in America named Santa Teresa — 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

• 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 6 miles.

🎡 Fun Things to Do

• War Eagles Air Museum · Museum

Attractions mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏫 Schools in Santa Teresa

• SANTA TERESA ELEMENTARY
• SANTA TERESA HIGH
• SANTA TERESA MIDDLE

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

🏥 Hospitals & Healthcare

• Peak Behavioral Health Services, Llc · Psychiatric

Medicare-registered hospitals with official CMS star ratings.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Santa Teresa

🏘️ Nearby Communities