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Ruidoso, NM vs Preston, ID

#4 Emerging Metropolitan Areas

#5 Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Small Towns)

#6 Most Secure Places to Live 2011 (Small Towns)

#99 Best Green Cities

Best place in NM to live , unless you like crowds, traffic, crime, and concrete. Plenty of jobs and min wage is now close to $12/hr. Housing is a little pricey but  More

I love Ruidoso, or "noisy river". I have always visited but now i live here. Was my first choice if I ever moved. I am so glad I left El Paso, was getting way to big  More

I’ve lived in this town for nine years and loved it. The weather is by far the best thing about this town. Just don’t be a “rude Texan,“ and you will be fine. Try not to  More