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Carlsbad, NM is a small city located in southeastern New Mexico. It is known for its breathtaking scenery and warm climate. This area offers an abundance of outdoor activities such as hiking, camping, fishing and skiing in the nearby Guadalupe Mountains. Carlsbad is also home to Carlsbad Caverns National Park, which makes it a popular tourist destination. Residents of Carlsbad can enjoy the laidback atmosphere of a small town with all the amenities of larger cities nearby.
The reviews of Carlsbad are overwhelmingly positive. People love the amazing scenery and various outdoor activities available to them throughout the year. The people here are friendly and welcoming, always ready to help out visitors or newcomers to explore their new home. The local restaurants serve delicious food that will tantalize your taste buds. Shopping can be found in both malls and small boutiques, with something for everyone’s budget. Overall, people who have experienced this beautiful city are left with wonderful memories they will cherish forever.
based on 15 ReviewsGet to know Carlsbad with the latest comments and reviews from people who live in or have visited Carlsbad
Carlsbad N. M. is O.K. - 5/14/2022
We used to visit here every few years from Michigan just to see the Living Desert State Park. A very long way to drive to spend a a couple of days in this hauntingly lovely place. We finally retired and moved to Carlsbad. It was lovely but got crazy with oil field opening. Now it is quiet again. Hey, you have what you have. I figure take or leave it. It is more of a retirement community. Carlsbad Caverns and it is the desert. We do not have the freezing weather. It sure seems ok during
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Beautiful place but very difficult - 9/21/2021
Been here 9 years. Very difficult place. Price gouging, extremely expensive to live here. Crazy amounts of crime, cops do nothing. Very crowded, bad traffic and crazy drivers. Never seen more confrontational people anywhere. Don’t honk your horn or someone might pull a gun on you. They think that’s normal here. Lots of uninsured drivers, I’ve been hit 3 times while stopped in traffic and while parked. One was a hit-and-run, one broke bones and almost killed me. I’ve had stuff stolen out of my yard and the back of my truck, it’s great to go outside in the morning and see strange footprints around your truck and windows. I’ve ran thieves off my porch and my dogs have scared off sketchy people more than once. My neighborhood is considered pretty good for Carlsbad. This is not normal for such a small isolated area. Real high rates of domestic abuse and teen pregnancy and alcoholism and drug abuse. Not many options for healthcare, hope you like driving. Oilfield creates an impossible
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Carlsbad is NOT the place you want to move to! - 6/29/2020
I've lived here ten years and hate it. It's an oilfield town and they take advantage of that by doing a lot of price gouging... it's very difficult to find reasonably priced housing. It's cheaper to buy a house but houses are overpriced too and property taxes are high. It's extremely hot, dry and windy (of course, it's a desert). We see very little rain and even less snow. Crime is high and it's a known drug town. It's not a good place for a family. The locals tend to be rude and won't even return a smile but a few are nice. We do have a lot of churches but I've never been able to find that old-fashioned Gospel Church here...most feel like going to a concert and preach what the people want to hear, instead of the word of God. We have gotten more places to shop over the past few years (Rue 21, Ross, Maurice's) but most go out of town to shop. Before Covid, Carlsbad was overcrowded and traffic was horrendous (horrible drivers!) but most oilfield workers have left and it's not as crowded
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Still the strongest economy in NM - 3/21/2016
There are 894 available jobs on the state's Department of Workforce solutions Job database webpage today. This number has been consistently over 800 for the past six years- we track it. Housing is the biggest issue here, especially rentals. Carlsbad still has second highest family incomes in state. Unemployment is below the national average (as it has been for a decade)- currently it is 4.8%. Carlsbad has the most solid economy in the entire state right now. Diverse industries including mining, nuclear, oil and gas, manufacturing, agriculture, and tourism keep our economy afloat. Compare the stats to Roswell, Albuquerque, Hobbs and Las Cruces. Can't beat
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Expensive - 5/29/2015
The truth of the matter is that jobs are scarce, and that this town has doubled costs on real estate. Difficult for new (single) people to want to live here, because it is not an affordable place to live.
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Friendly place that values businesses, children, a - 11/20/2013
Carlsbad, NM is a booming small city in the southeastern corner of New Mexico. It is called the "jewel of the Pecos" due to its water and parks. Unemployment is now at 3.4% and the median household income is at $53,000. It's service population (including everything within 15 minutes) is now almost 44,000. The community has oil and natural gas production, potash mining, nuclear materials mangement, manufacturing, tourism and agriculture industries as units as its largest employment. The diversity of the community helped it grow and thrive during the 2008 recession.
It is rapidly growing, so there is a housing shortage of rental property available, but that is getting better with the recent construction of three large gated communities and a new one on the way. New rentals run from $700/month to $1500/month depending on size. There are also two large nice new subdivisions going up in the community with houses ranging from $150K to $300K (1,700 sf up to 2,800 sf). Several
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Hometown feel. Jobs aplenty. Business-, kid-, and - 11/20/2013
Carlsbad, NM is a booming small city in the southeastern corner of New Mexico. It is called the "jewel of the Pecos" due to its water and parks. Unemployment is now at 3.4% and the median household income is at $53,000. It's service population (including everything within 15 minutes) is now almost 44,000. The community has oil and natural gas production, potash mining, nuclear materials mangement, manufacturing, tourism and agriculture industries as units as its largest employment. The diversity of the community helped it grow and thrive during the 2008 recession.
It is rapidly growing, so there is a housing shortage of rental property available, but that is getting better with the recent construction of three large gated communities and a new one on the way. New rentals run from $700/month to $1500/month depending on size. There are also two large nice new subdivisions going up in the community with houses ranging from $150K to $300K (1,700 sf up to 2,800 sf). Several
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Children - 3/19/2013
The evil in the air of this town is gross.
The children grow up with illness from their
elders. The teachers and the schools hurt the
children anyway they can. The children find
their own way to heal. They live with the
filth. They drown in it. Worthless adults
that know better. Rape, murder, abuse, then they
preach
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No Apartments? - 9/13/2012
I've looked all over, including in their own online classified ads from their local newspaper. There seem to be no apartmentsd in this city of Carlsbad. In ten different sites, I've seen only one over-priced apartment. I was supposed to be moving there for a job at the Carlbad Community Hospital, but maybe I should stay where I am until I can find something with easily verified/ arrangeable living
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Yeah, it's out there - 1/18/2011
Carlsbad is home to a major Dept of Energy site. The result is a large contingent of highly educated, relatively sophisticated and well off people living among much poorer and less educated locals. There is no real antagonism - the two worlds just don't mix much.
Carlsbad is isolated - the closest major city and airport is El Paso, a three hour drive west. Perhaps because of its isolation, an outgoing person can stay surprisingly busy here. There are clubs for everything, a fine community theater, a wonderful community chorus, and plenty of volunteer opportunities. We were here four years and were far more active here than in any other place we've lived. There are a 3 screen indoor theater and a 3 screen drive-in open year round. The Community Concert folks bring in some wonderful shows at very reasonable prices. The rodeo comes to town every fall. If you're sitting home twiddling your thumbs, it's your own fault.
Carlsbad has some beautiful
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