Cedar Crest, New Mexico

About Cedar Crest

Cedar Crest, NM is a small unincorporated community located in central New Mexico.

Officially, Cedar Crest is a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 3.12 square miles.

📰 Cedar Crest News Today

• Bear bites man walking dog in Cedar Crest as sightings spread across New Mexico KOAT · Aug 13
• Bear bites man in New Mexico KVIA · Aug 12
• Conservation officers investigating after bear bites man in the East Mountains KRQE · Aug 12
• 'Triple threat of bad conditions' leads to bear sighting spike in Santa Fe, statewide Santa Fe New Mexican · Aug 15
• Man bitten by bear in Cedar Crest and two other bears caught in Albuquerque and Santa Fe 96.3 KKOB · Aug 13

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

What Makes Cedar Crest Unique

• An unincorporated community — no city hall of its own, which often means lower local taxes and county-managed services.
• Part of the fabric of New Mexico — one of 528 recognized communities statewide.

Why People Love It Here

• Small-town pace of life: less traffic, more community, and neighbors who wave.
• Housing dollars stretch further here than in the nearest metro.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 4 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Cedar Crest

• Greenside Cafe — american
• Cabra Coffee — coffee shop (café)
• El Mariachi — mexican
• Ribs BBQ — barbecue
• Yours & Mine

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Cedar Crest

• Ojito de San Antonio Open Space reviews ★
• Sandia Mountain Natural History Center · Nature reserve reviews ★

Parks mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · "reviews" opens each park's live Google reviews.

⚡ Quick Facts

🗺️ Map of Cedar Crest

🏘️ Nearby Communities