Reply #18: Housing prices and apartment rents are higher than I expected...

[LearnedHand]

...but they're not unreasonable. Depending on where you want to live, you can expect to pay around $600/mo for 2BR, 1 or 1.5 BA apt. Average home price is about $110K (3BR, 2BA), again, depending on where you live in the city. The housing market is down right now (that time of year), but is still tighter than expected. ABQ is growing very, very quickly, and the homes in more popular parts of the city are more expensive.

It is INCREDIBLY beautiful! I thank the universe every single day that I'm fortunate enough to live here -- even though it's sometimes harder and more expensive than to live elsewhere.

If you're interested, I think you can check housing prices online at http://www.abqjournal.com. Look in the classifieds for info. FYI: The most popular areas of town -- and thus, the most expensive -- are NE Heights, UNM area, West Mesa, and Rio Rancho.