Nice City but Beware of Sprawl and those BAD ROADS
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10/23/2012
I have lived here 4 years now, and being a transplant I do feel a little out of place but the people are friendly enough; but it still has the small town attitude. It also has a tad redneck feel to it as well and you will see that around town, but for the most part there is alot of tolerance for people of different varieties. The southern portion of New Mexico is more conservative, but Las Cruces is neutral or a bit progressive, but nothing like the more progressive northern New Mexico. The biggest areas that Las Cruces is suffering is it has above average crime issues, but the police are way on top of that all the time; mostly property crime and there is very rarely any violent crime. I do have an alarm system installed in my house, however. The schools are not top notch, but there is a cutting edge high school built called Centennial that is trying to change the image of the town. The University is the heart of the town along with the cultural feel and the Organ Mountains. The campus is very pleasant and historic. I love all the festivities, food, wineries, etc. and the pecan groves, but after some time I do feel I need to get away as it is somewhat isolated, and El Paso does not offer alot of amenities. The two towns are called the borerlands, and it does not have the violence you would expect, but it does not have alot of entertainment either; most entertainment is done through the Las Cruces Orchestra, Plaza Theater in El Paso, Shows in both towns, and fiestas!! I do feel the town suffers from inbred politicians, however, and is becoming a developer driven town and sprawl is very evident. A third Wal-Mart is being built! Now that is sprawl for a town of 100,000!! Infrastructure is suffering from the sprawl and the roads are poor and not maintained very well. This is a real problem. The town is growing North and East and the rest of the city is being left to minimum standards. Just keep that in mind!
Cheyenne | Las Cruces, NM