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Thanks! That is exactly the kind of information I was looking for.
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Originally Posted by rgscpat
My wife teaches developmental English at the community college (CNM -- Community College of Central NM) and loves it. The main campus is a little south of the University of NM in a sort of transitional area with the so-called student ghetto in between CNM and UNM -- focused on UNM. CNM also has campuses in other parts of town, so instructors there would benefit from having their own wheels, since the bus connections might not work for getting to some parts of town. (Sometimes instructors at CNM teach at multiple campuses, though ideally not having to go from one to another in the same day.) Nob Hill is a somewhat artsy, semi-urban area east of UNM along Central Ave. (Route 66) that you should check.
Downtown has much more of an entertainment scene than it did even as little as a decade ago. It's starting to emerge again as a place to live but still lacks some services. Huning Highlands is an interesting old neighborhood between downtown and UNM, with lots of interesting old houses.
I disagree that you can't find anything in a safe, affordable neighborhood downtown.
I live downtown in a 850 sq ft 1b/1b apartment at 13th & Marquette (just west of downtown, east of Huning Highlands, north of Central) with washer/dryer hookups for $500/month. I have several friends that live in and around this area, as well, and some pay even less than I do.
It's a very nice apartment that is actually the entire second story of one of the older homes in the area, and it is very safe. I lived in the student ghetto area in college, as well as in the UNM North Campus area, and of the three, I like downtownthe best. As far as walkability, all will be about the same. We walk/bike to Lowe's grocery store at 12th and Lomas and, of course, downtown has plenty of restaurants and entertainment.
Nob Hill has about the same, though there isn't a grocery store nearby... there is a Walgreens on Central/Girard and at the time I lived there, there was a corner grocer near Indian School/Girard, but I'm not sure if it's still there.
I disagree that you can't find anything in a safe, affordable neighborhood downtown.
I live downtown in a 850 sq ft 1b/1b apartment at 13th & Marquette (just west of downtown, east of Huning Highlands, north of Central) with washer/dryer hookups for $500/month. I have several friends that live in and around this area, as well, and some pay even less than I do.
That sounds great... Affordability, of course, is in the eye of the beholder. I was paying nearly $900 a month for an apartment in Virginia Beach, and that was between jobs.
Anyway, it's good to know that there are affordable apts. downtown.
I'm thinking I may have to rent a motel room for a week or two when I get there find my way around the place. Does anyone know of a good/safe motel for this? I saw an ad for America's Best, but the reviews were mixed...
Nob Hill has about the same, though there isn't a grocery store nearby... there is a Walgreens on Central/Girard and at the time I lived there, there was a corner grocer near Indian School/Girard, but I'm not sure if it's still there.
Right in the center of Nob Hill is La Montanita Food Coop. The Grocery Emporium on Girard near Indian School closed down over a year ago. There is a Whole Foods at Carlisle and Indian School. A Smith's at Yale and Coal SE.
It sounds like the bus system is pretty good as long as one is near a stop/ transfer. But that's true of most major metro areas. The map I saw of the rail system looks as though it goes to other towns in the area, so it seems that one is not "stuck" in ABQ on the weekend if they don't have a car...
It sounds like the bus system is pretty good as long as one is near a stop/ transfer. But that's true of most major metro areas. The map I saw of the rail system looks as though it goes to other towns in the area, so it seems that one is not "stuck" in ABQ on the weekend if they don't have a car...
Yes. It goes through other towns though the only one that has public transit from the bus stations is Santa Fe. Which is nice. You can take the train to Santa Fe mull around then come home. Nice few hour getaway from home.
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I was paying nearly $900 a month for an apartment in Virginia Beach, and that was between jobs. 
