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 now. Crime and cost of living are both very high here. Once you go to the caverns, sitting bull falls or the water park at the beach, there is little else to do. I've never been so bored! I wish I hadn't moved here and I really hope to leave this town soon! And I wondered why people kept asking me "Why would you move HERE?!" When I first moved here but it wasn't long before I knew because now I ask new people the same thing.
Jaedyn | Carlsbad, NM