Caballo, New Mexico

About Caballo

Set in the southern part of New Mexico, Caballo is a small unincorporated community.

Caballo holds the status of a census-designated place — a real, named community that residents call home, governed at the county level. The community covers 0.98 square miles.

📰 Caballo News Today

• NM State Parks waive fees for primitive camping at Elephant Butte, Caballo KTSM 9 News · Jul 31
• New Mexico State Parks extends camping stays, waives fees at Elephant Butte and Caballo Organ Mountain News · Jul 31
• Water delivery flows into Rio Grande toward El Paso for 2026 season El Paso Times · May 30
• 6 Snake-Filled Waters In New Mexico WorldAtlas · Dec 31
• Women's duck hunting camp offers unique outdoor opportunity Albuquerque Journal · Dec 21

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What Makes Caballo Unique

• The only place in America named Caballo — 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 10 miles.

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🗺️ Map of Caballo

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