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.