| | Carlsbad, NM | Abilene, TX | United States |
| Overall | 77.9 | 80.2 | 100 |
| Food & Groceries | 92.7 | 91.9 | 100 |
| Health | 86.1 | 116.6 | 100 |
| Housing | 50.7 | 53.4 | 100 |
| Median Home Cost | $183,800 | $173,400 | $338,100 |
| Utilities | 8,710.0% | 10,550.0% | 10,000.0% |
| Transportation | 69.9 | 68.5 | 100 |
| Miscellaneous | 83.5 | 99.2 | 100 |
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Reviews for Carlsbad 
15 Reviews
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 More
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 More
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 More
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I've lived in 9 states, traveled over much of the U.S., and Abilene TEXAS is by far the best city I've ever lived. I find it beautiful here, love the climate and low More
We moved to Abilene for a military assignment and have never got out of here. We stayed initially for children and grandchildren then elderly parents. Now we can't More
I've lived in Abilene for the last 45 years and It's the best place to raise a family. Great churches, schools, jobs and sense of community. There is always something More
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