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Roswell, NM
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Roswell is a pleasant surprise
We made a corporate relocation to Roswell after living in Honolulu, HI, Orlando, FL, and the San Francisco Bay Area. I have been pleasantly surprised by all Roswell has to offer. Roswell is a small town but is growing very fast. There are a few good restaurants and shopping opportunites are getting better everyday. We have Target, Petco, Starbucks, HomeDepot, Sam's Club, Walmart, and a lot of others. The weather is very pleasant and we have found the cost of living to be very good compared to other places we have lived. A typical 4 bedroom home is about $100-$120 per square foot. I don't think this would be a great place to be single, but families can find a lot to do here. The trick is to get involved through the many youth sports programs and/or one of the many fantastic church groups here in town. There are a lot of community activites and locally sponsored events. We have not found crime to be a problem. The north side of town seems to be very safe. Although there are definately "bad elements" in town, there are also a lot of great people with strong values working hard to make Roswell great. As far as schools go... there are some very good public schools in town. Do your research if you have kids and visit the various local schools before you decide which district to live in. Recently a $2 million bond was passed that will help update the facilities at two of the middle schools. We have lived a lot of places - all places have good and bad. I am happy to report that Roswell definately has it's share of good!