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Is New Mexico a nice place to live?
Posted on 8/27/24 at 3:22 pm
Posted on 8/27/24 at 3:22 pm
Any of you guys ever live there? The dry climate with low humidity and very few insects seems like it would be quite nice. There’s also lots of open space, hunting, and the majority of the state is sparsely populated.
Any thoughts from those who have lived there or been there on vacation?
Any thoughts from those who have lived there or been there on vacation?
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Posted on 8/27/24 at 3:25 pm to cbree88
no,, absolutely not
unless youre a Nuclear Science person
unless youre a Nuclear Science person
Posted on 8/27/24 at 3:26 pm to cbree88
Been through on vacation. Outside of major cities, NM is an insanely poor state.
Posted on 8/27/24 at 3:27 pm to cbree88
If you like art, tevas with socks, stucco, and weird shite, then ABQ/Santa Fe is ok. Farmington is very blue collar, but a lot of good people, outdoor stuff, and close to some really good country, and Durango CO never disappoints. Never been to Ruidoso/Alamogordo area.
Posted on 8/27/24 at 3:27 pm to cbree88
I lived in Albuquerque for 5 years. Don’t live there. Besides that, loved the state (politics aside). The amount of public lands are something I miss immensely.
Posted on 8/27/24 at 3:27 pm to cbree88
Northern New Mexico is a very nice in the right spots. Live in one of the towns in the mountains.
Posted on 8/27/24 at 3:27 pm to cbree88
We have a couple of condos in Red River. RR is awesome, growing, and a nice little spot to do things all year long (skiing, hiking, fishing, ATV, hunting, etc.).
The rest of NM...CAN BE...and a lot of it is...a beautiful place, but llike every state, it has it's shitty spots.
What are you looking for?
The rest of NM...CAN BE...and a lot of it is...a beautiful place, but llike every state, it has it's shitty spots.
What are you looking for?
Posted on 8/27/24 at 3:29 pm to cbree88
It was insanely pretty and a few nice areas but overall it seemed like a really poor state. The high altitude meth heads were terrifying.
Posted on 8/27/24 at 3:29 pm to OWLFAN86
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no,, absolutely not unless youre a Nuclear Science person
Or talented in creating high quality meth.
Posted on 8/27/24 at 3:30 pm to cbree88
New Mexico is a shithole
Posted on 8/27/24 at 3:30 pm to cbree88
All that lives there is Indians Mexicans and ex junky clean and sober types
Posted on 8/27/24 at 3:31 pm to cbree88
spent a few days in Albuquerque for work in 2018. It was very "Brown".
Posted on 8/27/24 at 3:32 pm to cbree88
Northern New Mexico is great. The rest is kind of hit or miss.
Posted on 8/27/24 at 3:33 pm to cbree88
Poor and very liberal. If you can afford it, Santa Fe is awesome. 7000’ up so weather is exquisite year round, as long as you are okay with a little snow.
Look in to Flagstaff AZ. Similar climate and outdoor recreation with better politics.
Look in to Flagstaff AZ. Similar climate and outdoor recreation with better politics.
Posted on 8/27/24 at 3:33 pm to cbree88
I've spent quite a large amount of time in New Mexico from working there to vacations.
If I were to live there permanently I would suggest Los Alamos or maybe close to Santa Fe.
Housing is in very short supply in Los Alamos and the prices are high. Santa Fe used to be a great place but if you want to buy a decent house you will need at least a million $ . Rich fru fru from cali drove up the prices.
In the rural counties you can buy for a lot less but you will sacrifice things like reliable electricity ,health care facilities and high speed internet. In some counties you can't even apply for a job unless you belong to certain families.
The scenery is great, the weather is great and would be a nice place for the retired. If you know where to look there is good food.
If I were to live there permanently I would suggest Los Alamos or maybe close to Santa Fe.
Housing is in very short supply in Los Alamos and the prices are high. Santa Fe used to be a great place but if you want to buy a decent house you will need at least a million $ . Rich fru fru from cali drove up the prices.
In the rural counties you can buy for a lot less but you will sacrifice things like reliable electricity ,health care facilities and high speed internet. In some counties you can't even apply for a job unless you belong to certain families.
The scenery is great, the weather is great and would be a nice place for the retired. If you know where to look there is good food.
Posted on 8/27/24 at 3:34 pm to cbree88
Lived in Alamogordo for 5 years while the wife was in the Air Force. First 2 years were fine, but if you are a southern boy, you get to missing trees, and shade, and grass after a while. I was working construction my first year there, so I asked some of the crew where a guy could go fishing. They said go to Silver Lake, up in the mountains from Alamogordo. I load up for a day of fishing, leave out about 5AM on a Saturday morning. I get to Silver Lake, and I shite you not you could cast all the way across it with a crappy Zebco. We had cattle ponds that were 4X the size of Silver Lake. Didn't even put a line in the water. Just turned around and came home.
By year 3 or 4, it started sucking out loud. Pretty good food if you can stand finding the little hole-in-the-wall type places that you aren't too sure about eating in when you walk in. More often than not, those places had the best mexican food you ever ate.
I should add: One of the summers I was there, we had temperatures above 110 for 17 days straight, and over 100 for more than a month. Dry heat or not, it sucks.
By year 3 or 4, it started sucking out loud. Pretty good food if you can stand finding the little hole-in-the-wall type places that you aren't too sure about eating in when you walk in. More often than not, those places had the best mexican food you ever ate.
I should add: One of the summers I was there, we had temperatures above 110 for 17 days straight, and over 100 for more than a month. Dry heat or not, it sucks.
This post was edited on 8/27/24 at 3:39 pm
Posted on 8/27/24 at 3:35 pm to cbree88
It checks almost all the boxes. My only issue would be its remoteness. You basically have to fly to get anywhere.
Posted on 8/27/24 at 3:37 pm to SantaFe
Fun fact: there's an enclave of expat ballers from NELA in and around Taos.
Posted on 8/27/24 at 3:38 pm to cbree88
Watch Breaking Bad. Then make your decision.
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