Review of Carlsbad, New Mexico


Costs of Carlsbad
Star Rating - 11/15/2009
The cost of Living in this town are completely outrageous! I looked in the paper recently & it's $700 a month for a 1 bedroom house & $850 a month or more for 2 bedrooms and up. I paid $900 a month for a 3 bedroom house here that was literally falling apart. Was only there for a month. It had bad wiring and was definately a fire hazard. Plus (what turned out to be) the "mother-in-law-house" in the backyard, we thought was an old shed when we moved in, was RED TAGGED by the city! My opinion is that the cost of living is too ridiculous. If you can even find cheaper rent, the houses are even crappier!
kirstin | Carlsbad, NM
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You need some relative perspective on the cost of living. In Kenosha, WI, a 1 bedroom apartment in the low rent end of town costs $800 a month. In Gainesville, FL, it was $650. $700 for a house of any kind is very cheap!
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