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I'm sure a teenager would find it very boring in Alamogordo--probably endemic to the species, LOL!
If you're originally from EP, the weather in Alamo is no different other than a very few degrees cooler in the summer, which isn't saying much. We had our first real winter this year in the 3 years I've been here.
We have mild winters and hot-as-hades summers. It's actually pretty great here weatherwise other than May through August or September.
If you like hot weather, the above won't be true. And....having lived in LV, you know what hot is.
Lots of outdoor activities in the area, especially with Cloudcroft and Ruidoso so close.
Thank you Cathy,
I remember being a ghost town 20 years ago and coming from Las Vegas the last thing I need is my son to get bored and turn to drugs, which he did at some point but thank God that's over. However, he's into boxing and soccer but he gets bored easily. My daughter 19 attends a community college and she's interested in Animal Science degree from NMSU.
My husband and I moved to Alamo almost two years ago and we love it. It is a slow paced life style and we have adjusted nicely. Yeah, there is corruption when it comes to city officials but that is every where. Not much shopping options but make a day of it and go to El Paso or Cruses for fun. Albuquerque is a nice weekend trip, then you can come back home to a nice quiet town. We hooked up with a nice church and made friends quickly. Come with a positive attitude and you will do just fine.
I am moving to Alamogordo in 3 weeks, looking at buying/renting a home. Very difficult as I don't know which areas are good.
I have two children ages 10 & 12 and want them to be safe.
Anybody have some knowledge that they are willing to share with me?
You can rest easy knowing that ALL of the area is as safe as it gets these days. What you can afford will likely dictate where you live. If cost is no problem, there are plenty of new homes in the area, depending on what you can be satisfied with. And you couldn't be moving at a better time since the weather should be perfect for house hunting and being outdoors.
You might also consider High Rolls - it's about 20 minutes up the mountain, a community of about 1,000 people, excellent small elementary school (middle and high school students go to the schools in Alamogordo). Houses are a little more expensive than the same size homes in Alamogordo, but many have been on the market for a while, so owners are ready to negotiate I live there and work in Alamogordo. Lived in Alamo for ten years and HR two. Bring the kids to see me at the public library when you get here!
Anything east of North Scenic Drive is decent, and as House of Critters suggested, High Rolls is a decent alternative. However, I think the kids who are in High Rolls actually have a choice of entering the Cloudcroft school district, which is behind only Los Alamos and NE Heights in ABQ for quality.
Me and my bf are moving to Alamogordo, nm this summer (he's in the military) and we're debating whether we should rent a house, apartment, or buy a house. Not sure how long he's going to be stationed there so we're not sure if buying a house would be worth it (but don't feel like wasting a lot of money on rent for something if we're going to be there for a long time). Anyone know how the housing market is? Is it hard to sell a house or rent a house out? Most of the houses that we see for rent are really expensive but we would really prefer to live in a house as opposed to an apartment because we have a dog. Also, we don't know the area so we don't want to end up renting a house in a bad area. Any help would greatly appreciated. Thanks!
Assuming you're getting stationed at Holloman, and not the other bases in the area (WSMR, Ft. Bliss), looks like housing prices are high-normal for New Mexico. Would not recommend buying there from a purely financial perspective.
If the rents there are too steep, perhaps you might consider living out of an RV or trailer; it's not the land there that makes places expensive to live in.
I can't see us living out of an RV or trailer for how ever many years we'll be there for. Are La Luz, High Rolls, or Cloudcroft nice area's to live?
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Help! Moving to Alamogordo
I live there and work in Alamogordo. Lived in Alamo for ten years and HR two. Bring the kids to see me at the public library when you get here!
