Maxwell, New Mexico

About Maxwell

Maxwell, NM is a tiny community located in northeastern New Mexico with an estimated population of 224.

Maxwell holds the status of an incorporated village, one of the most intimate forms of local government in America. The community covers 0.47 square miles, giving it wide-open spaces and a spread-out, rural feel at roughly 477 residents per square mile.

📰 Maxwell News Today

• Colfax County woman faces assault charges after nearly 7-hour Maxwell standoff KOB 4 · Apr 10
• Colfax County Sheriff’s Office Responds to Aggravated Assault with a Firearm and Barricaded Subject in Maxwell – Updated – KRTN Enchanted Air Radio KRTN Radio · Apr 10
• New fire reported near Maxwell as blazes in Quay, Catron counties still burn Santa Fe New Mexican · Apr 29
• Anita Maxwell's career at NM State was one she 'could not have scripted' Albuquerque Journal · Jun 27
• 1 person killed after residential fire in Maxwell KOAT · Jan 31

Live headlines via Google News — updates through the day.

📰 Local News

Read the latest New Mexico headlines on our news site, Bless News Daily.

What Makes Maxwell Unique

• One of 5 places in the US named Maxwell — but the New Mexico one has a character all its own.
• Positioned in northeastern New Mexico, convenient to the region's corridors and crossings.
• 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.
• Cost of living typically runs below the big-metro average.
• Well connected: 3+ neighboring communities within 25 miles.

🍽️ Where to Eat in Maxwell

• Colfax Tavern & Diner at Cold Beer NM

Local spots mapped by the OpenStreetMap community · click a restaurant to read or write reviews.

🏞️ Parks & Outdoors in Maxwell

• Maxwell National Wildlife Refuge · Nature reserve reviews ★
• Maxwell Park reviews ★

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

🏫 Schools in Maxwell

• MAXWELL ELEMENTARY
• MAXWELL HIGH
• MAXWELL MIDDLE

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

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