New Mexico Living

Known for being one of the best places in the world to view the night sky, visitors come from the big cities to admire the beauty and brightness of New Mexico's sky. Many of them make it a permanent home once they've experienced the amazing landscapes and great livable conditions in the Southwestern communities.

Virtually every advantage of the good life is part of everyday real life in New Mexico. Warm, sunny days, tailor-made for your favorite recreation, from golf to tennis to fishing, boating, and long, lazy strolls with the gorgeous New Mexico sunset as your backdrop. New Mexico is beautiful, has a strong and flourishing culture and many of the events and issues that take place here are interesting and entertaining. The state also has extraordinary weather. New Mexico offers all of the delights of sunshine (about 300 days per year) and low humidity but without the scorching temperatures of the lower elevations.

The Albuquerque - Santa Fe metro area includes six major communities, making it the center of the state's commercial and governmental activities. These are the most popular places. The overall cost of living in Albuquerque is 18% below the national average, with a median home price of $170,800 in the Albuquerque metro areas. Santa Fe, one of the oldest cities in the USA, is a more expensive place to live, with median home prices rising above $400,000, with few homes selling for anything below $250,000.

However, New Mexico real estate prices have traditionally been some of the lowest in the nation. Helping to balance the costs of some of the more expensive areas, New Mexico's residential and commercial property taxes are among the lowest in the United States, with tax rates depending on the property type and location.

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