Quote Originally Posted by grfxdsnr
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
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