Review of Rio Rancho, New Mexico


Land of Enchantment
Star Rating - 6/17/2010
This is a suburb of Albuquerque and as such if you want theatre, good restaurants and special services you must drive. However it isn't as crime ridden and the lots can be bigger and area quieter. Access to the mountains is wonderful and also the airport. The traffic, while it is bad for the people who have lived here, is no where near most major metropolitan areas on the East Coast. What trumps anything negative (except the questionable public school situation) is the weather. FANTASTIC
Jean | Rio Rancho, NM
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Dear Jean, I'm looking to move to a dry sunny place where "the weather suits my clothes". I'm living in Northern Canada and while the air and water is clean and it is very beautiful, I am having trouble with the ever changing weather. Perhaps you would know of some job opportunities, and if so, could give me some suggestions. I have seen a job posting for University of New Mexico, and I have all of the credentials. The pay scale is not advertised, but according to a website called "Payscale" it is $21,000 to $37,000 which is meaningless to me as the cost of living here is very high, with administrative assistants making about $20,000 more annually! So, I noticed you are happy living there, and thought you would be a good person to ask. To rent and live comfortably (I'm not a consumer), how much would a single lady need to make in a year, approximately? It's nice to read a positive note on NM. I come from a Northern town in Canada where the indigenous population is greater than the whites, and I have no issue with this at all. I just want heat and sun. Thanks in advance if you answer me!
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