Husband with MS wants to move to NM

[grfxdsnr]

Obviously,I recommend the "surrounding area" over Albuquerque.

How's Rio Rancho? We've been looking at houses there.

[Totah Sam]

How's Rio Rancho? We've been looking at houses there.

I have a friend who moved to Rio Rancho about 4 years ago. She loves it.

[patient4200]

I'd politely suggest you do lots and lots of research on life in Rio Rancho before you move there. No offense to those that live in rio rancho btw.

Start with New Mexico TV station/newspaper web sites and work your way from there.

[grfxdsnr]

I'd politely suggest you do lots and lots of research on life in Rio Rancho before you move there. No offense to those that live in rio rancho btw.

Start with New Mexico TV station/newspaper web sites and work your way from there.

Can you elaborate a little more please?

[Totah Sam]

Can you elaborate a little more please?

I have no idea what he's talking about. My friend has lived in Rio Rancho for the past four years and says it wonderful. Her husband is originally from Rio Rancho and they moved there after their wedding. I have visited her several times and the neighborhood she lives in is wonderful. :wtf:

[bedrockbob]

Rio Rancho is New Mexico's only endless suburb. For folks who like to live in the city and close...REALY CLOSE to their neighbors I suppose it is fine. I would DIE there. You cant tell it from any other suburb in the United States. One of the only soulless places in New Mexico. The homes are all some developer's idea of "southwestern", they are all stuffed together in cul de sacs that all look alike, and it is miles and miles of average white families with 3.4 kids and 2.5 cars. At some point back in the mid 80's aliens landed in Rio Rancho and hid pods in every home. Now people are all the same, they all smile giddily, they all smell the same, look the same and act the same.

It is no better and no worse that any other strip mall infested community in America. It is not New Mexico but you can get here from there in a few minutes.

That is my spin on it, and I dont mean to offend anyone. I am sure life is great in Rio Rancho for the people who are cut out for that sort of living. I would get arrested for peeing in the front yard, grazing a mule on the side of the road, or fixing my old Land Cruiser in the driveway. Not to mention growing reefer in the middle of a sea of humanity.

[Sandia]

How's Rio Rancho? We've been looking at houses there.

Sandy,

Rio Rancho is a nice place to live. I have many friends that live in Rio Rancho, Corrales, and Albuquerque. Rio Rancho has it's ups and downs, as with ANY other place on the face of the earth!

There are areas of Rio Rancho that are very rural and there are places that are "burbville" (kind of like what Bedrock Bob was referring to). On the northern side of the town (from Northern Blvd northbound) there are many areas that have very large acreages when compared to houses in Albuquerque or in the southern part of Rio Rancho.

You mentioned that your husband was a Veteran. Please thank him for his service! The VA Medical Center in Albuquerque has a very good reputation and I have many friends that receive care from there. If you were on the VERY North side of Rio Rancho (near US550 and I-25) it would take approximately 30 minutes to get to the VA center...35-40 min if the traffic was bad. Return route at rush hour would take 35-40 min. The section of I-25 Northbound from Tramway Blvd to Bernalillo is currently under construction to expand both directions to 3 lanes each way. The state has been doing a really good job with the construction...this should cut down the commute time if you were to take I-25.

Because your husband will be getting his medical care from the VA, Albuquerque, Bernalillo, Placitas, and Rio Rancho would all be good choices to relocate to. I do not know much about Los Lunas but I have a few friends that live down there....it is a nice place but I prefer living to the north of Albuquerque. Another area to consider is the "East Mountains". It is beautiful out there and a lot less "stress" than living in the city. The only downfall that I see with living in Tijeras, Sandia Park, Moriarty is that the snow can shut down I-40 getting to and from town. This happens rarely but something to consider.

I wish you guys the best of luck!!!!

Sandia

[boaz]

... I would get arrested for peeing in the front yard, grazing a mule on the side of the road, or fixing my old Land Cruiser in the driveway. Not to mention growing reefer in the middle of a sea of humanity.

:jointsmile: my dad always said he could never live anywhere where he couldn't take a leak in his front yard. and he never has, our closest neighbors in Missouri were over a mile away. I've always felt about the same way, myself.

[Hypomaniac]

I wish the best of luck to the both of you, in finding what you need.:thumbsup:

[grfxdsnr]

That is my spin on it, and I dont mean to offend anyone. I am sure life is great in Rio Rancho for the people who are cut out for that sort of living. I would get arrested for peeing in the front yard, grazing a mule on the side of the road, or fixing my old Land Cruiser in the driveway. Not to mention growing reefer in the middle of a sea of humanity.

Not offended at all. I like space too.