Tecolotito, New Mexico

About Tecolotito

Set in the eastern part of New Mexico, Tecolotito is a small unincorporated community.

Tecolotito holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.72 square miles.

📰 Tecolotito News Today

• Tecolotito, NM Weather Forecast AccuWeather · Sep 12
• Children die in fire in Tecolotito lasvegasoptic.com · Feb 16
• Maria Urioste-Velasquez Obituary (2014) - Tecolotito, NM - Las Vegas Optic Legacy obituary · Oct 5
• Tecolotito man charged with threatening to kill two with gun lasvegasoptic.com · Aug 26
• Herbert "Herb" Tenorio Obituary (2026) - Santa Rosa, NM - Chavez Funeral Home - Santa Rosa Legacy obituary · Jan 10

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What Makes Tecolotito Unique

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

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 12 miles.

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