What Makes New Mexico A Good Place For Retirement? (Santa Fe: real estate, apartments)

[DOUBLE H]

Love NM! Welcome to the forum. Roswell gets in discussions from time to time, just check out the threads. I like all of SE NM myself; everyone has their preferences. That's what makes the forum so interesting.

[rruff]

Originally Posted by EnjoyEP

That isn't to say there aren't retirees in Santa Fe, Ruidoso, or Los Alamos. Again, there assuredly are and they are gorgeous areas. But those people wouldn't be moving there for mild winters.

Winter seems pretty mild in Ruidoso, since it is in the southern part of the state. I can handle an avg Jan day of 50 and sunny. I can even ride my bicycle all year. From May through Oct the climate is *perfect* IMO. The winter before last we got over double the avg snowfall and even then it was no big deal. It ain't Florida... thank gawd!... I think it is much nicer overall. I couldn't even stand the sticky humidity in FL in the winter...

[debbie at bouontiful]

I'll check angle Fire out this September.
Thanks,

[GregW]

What make NM a good place to retire? Climate, Weather, space.

[Vinegaroon]

This is too broad a statement. I think some places in NM are excellent for retirement, others very poor. Depends on the person though. If you are a city person, then Albuquerque might be pretty good to retire too. If you are country folk, well Roswell and those areas might be good to retire to.

Unless you are filthy rich, Santa Fe is not a good place to retire to, and Taos may even be a little painful on your wallet.

But in general, NM may be a good place to retire cause of the wide open spaces, fresh air, and moderate climate.

My mother has retired to Las Cruces, and loves it down there. I can't stand the place, just too hot. So if you are thinking of NM retirement, of course you can't go wrong by visiting the state a couple of times. I would visit in July or August, so you can see just how hot it gets in places like Las Cruces during that time of year.

[mleo]

My parents live in Las Cruces (NM) and here are some reasons why they moved there for retirement.

1. Lower cost of living (compared to East Coast)
2. Mild winters and very little to no snow
3. Friendly, outgoing people
4. College town (NMSU)
5. Slower pace (compared to East Coast)
6. "Close" to Colorado mountains (within a long days drive)
7. Adobe homes

Las Cruces continues to grow and attract many transplants from CA and Texas. If you like the dessert, you will like Las Cruces.

[Towanda]

Originally Posted by Vinegaroon

Unless you are filthy rich, Santa Fe is not a good place to retire to..

Well, I have totally disagree with that.

I am most definitely NOT filthy rich, not even a little bit rich ... and we have been researching NM for FORTY YEARS NOW. We also bought property in Eldorado in 1992 which turned out to be a tremendous investment, because that purchase has increased in value about 6 times what we paid.

I am confident we can live on the Santa Fe economy .. we've been doing our homework on this.

[Devin Bent]

Originally Posted by Towanda

Well, I have totally disagree with that.

I am most definitely NOT filthy rich, not even a little bit rich ... and we have been researching NM for FORTY YEARS NOW. We also bought property in Eldorado in 1992 which turned out to be a tremendous investment, because that purchase has increased in value about 6 times what we paid.

I am confident we can live on the Santa Fe economy .. we've been doing our homework on this.

I was not quite so smart. (Well, nowhere near that smart.) And didn't buy until I moved here. But I am definitely not even cleanly rich.

[Vinegaroon]

Living in Eldorado is not living in Santa Fe.

Try selling your home in Eldorado, and then buying the same home in Santa Fe.

[Towanda]

No need to respond to that.