I came here from your comment on the Microsoft Flight simulator documentary. Hope you're doing good, the Southwest looks amazing! The last few years I think people really are understanding the SW benefits over the big cities. This video is ahead of its time!
As the poster of this video, I am surprised at all of the negative people in the world. The simple fact is that Las Cruces has consistently been rated by virtually every major travel & retirement related magazine out there for the past 10 years as one of the Top-10 places in the U.S. to either live or retire. You can find all these listings on the Las Cruces website. And NMSU basketball has made the Big Dance 4 out of the 5 past years with no end in sight. They may have the tallest team in the country next year with two players over 7 feet tall. Since I shot this video I built a brand new home in the gated community of Coronado Ridge as seen here near Picacho Mountain and PHCC. The home has it all including a huge dedicated 3 tiered theater throwing a 12 ft, wide high definition picture. It's like being in a real theater ! In any major city in the U.S. this home would cost 1.5 to 2 million dollars, and 4 to 5 million in LA. I'm in at a very small fraction of that. So don't listen to these morons. If you want high-end living, this is the place !!! Picacho Hills Country club is about $4,800 a year for everything after only a $2,500 initiation fee, including the use of your own cart. And it is absolutely "pristine" for all you golf nuts. They use the latest Toro "pulse zoned" watering system which does it all. It recently set the owners back 2 million dollars but they are the local Chili Pepper barons. PHCC is a hobby. PHCC was once the number one rated CC in New Mexico. People flock in here from California and New York simply because of the "Hollywood Hills" view on a beer budget, and much much lower property taxes. And the twinkling night lights every night from high up on the west mesa, of the Rio Grande Valley, is something special. The smart person with existing high country club fees, and property taxes lives here for less than nothing after they sell out. That's why this town is booming ! I generate $300 a month from solar panels and no ongoing yard expenses alone ! And my home owners insurance went down from $3200 a year in Florida to just $632 a year. My property taxes and country club fees are just 1/2 of what they were. Get it ?
I don't know anywhere else to correct something in my post of about 10 minutes ago. I mentioned Prof Tombaugh of NMSU discovered Mars, but I mean PLUTO, of course!
i lived in las cruces for 3 1/2 years, my perception about the place is, it's definitely not a place for someone who loves the city life. I wouldnt move to cruces even if i was going to retire! let alone ANYWHERE IN new mexico
There is no comparison to Las Cruce's 100+ degree weather and Florida's very humid 92 degree weather. It feels much cooler due to evaporation. Also Las Crucess sand is in beautiful piles instead of the boring flatlands of the same thing in Florida. The valley itself is all fertile farmland with little ot no sand in it. But the biggie is luxurious custom homes at dirt cheap prices averaging about 1/2 that of big city costs. For that reason many people move here from NY and California.
i know what you mean. i lived in el paso for 6 years, then moved to florida to be closer to my family, but the flatness and lifeless culture is tedious, and the humid sun burns more on a 89 degree day than the hottest days of anywhere in the southwest, including tucson. and the damned mosquitoes rule the night. then they have the balls to charge some of the highest real estate prices in the country: crappy apartments in the ghetto rent at a thousand plus. can't wait to get back to the SW.
Las Cruces is a desert town, like it or not. I moved here from Florida which is nothing more than flat sand instead of sand in a pile, and humidity that will make it impossible to get your shirt off if you just go out to the mailbox. Las Cruces has steadfastly been in virtually everyone's top 5 or 10 places to retire in the USA for the last 10 years or so. That's mainly because of million dollar day and nightime views of the valley, at beer budget new construction costs. Seriously nice !!!
Las Cruces is relatively cheap, since it isn't worth very much . Those who cant afford to retire in some nice place can come here and lock themselves in their houses to protect from "great climate" and "low crime" hoping local hacks wont kill them in local hospital......................
You must have forgotten to take the lens cap off of your camera, or are looking in the wrong end ! If all you say is true, then virtually all of the major magazines would not have been rating Las Cruces as one of the top 10 places in the U.S. to both live and to retire, for the past 10years. If fact the very high rating listings have even increased dramatically in the last 2 years alone. Obviously you have some other agenda.
mesillahills I lived in Las Cruces, Fairacres actually, in the early 50's. Picacho Peak used to have a large 'C' on it, consequently it was called 'C' Mountain. I used to walk to West Picacho Elementary School as a boy...not sure if it's still there. I love Las Cruces, particularly the view from the West side.
I came here from your comment on the Microsoft Flight simulator documentary. Hope you're doing good, the Southwest looks amazing! The last few years I think people really are understanding the SW benefits over the big cities. This video is ahead of its time!
As the poster of this video, I am surprised at all of the negative people in the world. The simple fact is that Las Cruces has consistently been rated by virtually every major travel & retirement related magazine out there for the past 10 years as one of the Top-10 places in the U.S. to either live or retire. You can find all these listings on the Las Cruces website.
And NMSU basketball has made the Big Dance 4 out of the 5 past years with no end in sight. They may have the tallest team in the country next year with two players over 7 feet tall.
Since I shot this video I built a brand new home in the gated community of Coronado Ridge as seen here near Picacho Mountain and PHCC. The home has it all including a huge dedicated 3 tiered theater throwing a 12 ft, wide high definition picture. It's like being in a real theater ! In any major city in the U.S. this home would cost 1.5 to 2 million dollars, and 4 to 5 million in LA. I'm in at a very small fraction of that. So don't listen to these morons. If you want high-end living, this is the place !!! Picacho Hills Country club is about $4,800 a year for everything after only a $2,500 initiation fee, including the use of your own cart. And it is absolutely "pristine" for all you golf nuts. They use the latest Toro "pulse zoned" watering system which does it all. It recently set the owners back 2 million dollars but they are the local Chili Pepper barons. PHCC is a hobby. PHCC was once the number one rated CC in New Mexico.
People flock in here from California and New York simply because of the "Hollywood Hills" view on a beer budget, and much much lower property taxes. And the twinkling night lights every night from high up on the west mesa, of the Rio Grande Valley, is something special. The smart person with existing high country club fees, and property taxes lives here for less than nothing after they sell out. That's why this town is booming !
I generate $300 a month from solar panels and no ongoing yard expenses alone ! And my home owners insurance went down from $3200 a year in Florida to just $632 a year. My property taxes and country club fees are just 1/2 of what they were. Get it ?
Yup that Las Cruces for you!
I live in Las Cruces NM
I love Las Cruces, my wife and I plan to move to Las Cruces when we retire. But we still have another 35 years until we get to retire.
I don't know anywhere else to correct something in my post of about 10 minutes ago.
I mentioned Prof Tombaugh of NMSU discovered Mars, but I mean PLUTO, of course!
i lived in las cruces for 3 1/2 years, my perception about the place is, it's definitely not a place for someone who loves the city life. I wouldnt move to cruces even if i was going to retire! let alone ANYWHERE IN new mexico
precioso lugar t llevo en mi corazon Martin Duran
How close is this to 118 & Dennis Chavez Blvd, West Mesa where the 11 serial killer victims were located in Feb. 2009?
There is no comparison to Las Cruce's 100+ degree weather and Florida's very humid 92 degree weather. It feels much cooler due to evaporation. Also Las Crucess sand is in beautiful piles instead of the boring flatlands of the same thing in Florida. The valley itself is all fertile farmland with little ot no sand in it. But the biggie is luxurious custom homes at dirt cheap prices averaging about 1/2 that of big city costs. For that reason many people move here from NY and California.
Jesus made this view :)
i know what you mean. i lived in el paso for 6 years, then moved to florida to be closer to my family, but the flatness and lifeless culture is tedious, and the humid sun burns more on a 89 degree day than the hottest days of anywhere in the southwest, including tucson. and the damned mosquitoes rule the night. then they have the balls to charge some of the highest real estate prices in the country: crappy apartments in the ghetto rent at a thousand plus. can't wait to get back to the SW.
I LiVE in LAS CRUCES! RAISED ALSO! THAT Mountain IS NOT PICACHO Mountain! ITS A VOLCANO!!! And it CALLed Picacho Hills!!!
Yuppee , it's cheap, for a reason, not worth much.
Las Cruces is a desert town, like it or not. I moved here from Florida which is nothing more than flat sand instead of sand in a pile, and humidity that will make it impossible to get your shirt off if you just go out to the mailbox. Las Cruces has steadfastly been in virtually everyone's top 5 or 10 places to retire in the USA for the last 10 years or so. That's mainly because of million dollar day and nightime views of the valley, at beer budget new construction costs. Seriously nice !!!
Las Cruces is relatively cheap, since it isn't worth very much . Those who cant afford to retire in some nice place can come here and lock themselves in their houses to protect from "great climate" and "low crime" hoping local hacks wont kill them in local hospital......................
The Beautiful Views of a pile of dirty sand in 100 degrees weather
You must have forgotten to take the lens cap off of your camera, or are looking in the wrong end ! If all you say is true, then virtually all of the major magazines would not have been rating Las Cruces as one of the top 10 places in the U.S. to both live and to retire, for the past 10years. If fact the very high rating listings have even increased dramatically in the last 2 years alone. Obviously you have some other agenda.
mesillahills I lived in Las Cruces, Fairacres actually, in the early 50's. Picacho Peak used to have a large 'C' on it, consequently it was called 'C' Mountain. I used to walk to West Picacho Elementary School as a boy...not sure if it's still there. I love Las Cruces, particularly the view from the West side.