Santa TeresaNew Mexico
Santa Teresa is an unincorporated community in Dona Ana County, New Mexico, United States. It is home to the Santa Teresa Port of Entry and is part of the Las Cruces Metropolitan Statistical Area, although geographically it is considerably closer to El Paso, Texas, than to Las Cruces.
Intro: Wikipedia
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.
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.