Relocating

[30apples]

I lived in Alamogordo for years and now am in Las Cruces and have been through Deming many times. I'd suggest Alamogordo, which is half an hr. from the mts. It has a very nice small town feeling (for the southwest). You don't get that unified town feeling in Las Cruces, where there is a lot of sprawl and a general feeling of "disconnect". The air is better in Alamogordo and it isn't quite as hot, plus you can drive to cooler temps in a short amt. of time. Good luck.

[30apples]

Mesilla is small and I believe the housing costs are higher than Las Cruces. As it is in the Rio Grande river valley, there is a lot of agricultural land there. That includes adjacent to housing. At certain times in the fall, spring and to a lesser extent the winter, they do a LOT OF open BURNING! This is not illegal here. It makes breathing very difficult for a lot of people. If your dwelling has evaporative cooling instead of AC, the outside air is sucked inside. I've had that problem and it's awful. All this burning contributes to the air pollution levels here. If you like the area, I'd stick to Las Cruces.

[zekemom]

With the exception of 4 states, we've been all over the United States. We currently live in Michigan, which is rapidly circling the drain as I write. We've been all over New Mexico but not with the intention of settling down there until we were through Las Cruces last October. Alamogordo is one of the few places we haven't visited. Would there be any rental properties (houses)?

[30apples]

zekemom; yes, they have quite a lot of rental houses, as there is an air force base nearby.

[kamelia]

Las Cruces is wonderful. Lots of services. A growing community. Deming seems to have more crime and fewer services.

The Las Cruces website offers lots of info.

The summer heat takes getting used to. Having air conditioning (rather than evaporative cooling) helps. A swimming pool helps, too.

The winters are great.

By the way, Las Cruces is in NEW MEXICO, not Mexico. Its in the USA.

[lurpydog]

Okay, this will sound like a weird question, but my wife and I are relocating to Portales from Georgia. Are there any squirrels in Portales? What other kinds of creatures might one find there? Possum, skunk, chipmunks, rabbits? We've gotten really used to having a veritable zoo of wildlife in our yard (we live in the country) and kind of hope not to miss that too much. Also, birds? What kinds, how plentiful?

[newmex]

Originally Posted by lurpydog

Okay, this will sound like a weird question, but my wife and I are relocating to Portales from Georgia. Are there any squirrels in Portales? What other kinds of creatures might one find there? Possum, skunk, chipmunks, rabbits? We've gotten really used to having a veritable zoo of wildlife in our yard (we live in the country) and kind of hope not to miss that too much. Also, birds? What kinds, how plentiful?

Let see...I've been here since January...No squirrels...they live in Roswell for the tree nut farms. There is skunk, large jackrabbits, prairie dogs, red and silver fox, coyote. Two types of doves, bohemian waxwings, robins, mockingbirds, blue and stellars jay, swallows, kingbirds, long tailed grackles,
assorted ratbird beggarly sparrows. THERE IS a handful of hummingbird species, there are websites dedicated to NM species.

[fatcat4009]

I lived 7 years in deming and went to college (4 years) in las cruces. My parents live in La Mesa currently. I liked Las Cruces and Mesilla is nice but expensive. I would not recommend Deming.

[zekemom]

Hi All...Now I'm hearing a lot about Hatch, NM. Other than it flooding last year, can someone please tell me about this area? Thanks