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IDaveZ from Portales, NM
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Portales, NM
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Low key, good quality of life
Portales, New Mexico was rated "9th best small town for quality of life" by bizjournals in 2007. Portales has 4,000 college students and a historic downtown. It is surrounded by picturesque High Plains dairies and farms. The beautiful Eastern new Mexico University hosts two PBS stations and any number of continued education classes, from yoga to accounting. Winters are mild with just a little snow and summers cool down well at night. Despite a bit of shabbiness here or there, neighborhoods are generally tree-lined and clean, with home prices among the lowest in the region for a quality small town.