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In reply to the discussion: Hey retired DUers...any retirement location recommendations? [View all]lunatica
(53,410 posts)It has Winters but they arent harsh at all. When it snows it usually melts right away, many times on the same day. The lowest it gets which is not often enough to bother you is around 19 degrees but only at night. The days are in the 30s.
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The skies are great! Big ass thunderstorms that roll through pretty quickly and can get spectacular. Compared to California the cost of living is quite low.
The greatest part is the amazing cultural mixture here. The Native American, old Mexican and white mixture is like no other place in the country. We have the first two Native American women Congresswomen elected in 2018. New Mexico is called the Land Of Enchantment and thats very true.
Its a solid blue state, has a couple of colleges, has a fabulous tourist industry based on its Native American history and is an world class art center and ski lodges.
And it has absolutely none of the big city problems because in spite of being the Capitol od NM its more like a large town.
I have a two bed, two bath condo in a luxury complex with a swimming pool, gym, and kitchen and recreation rooms we can use for $250,000. I live here on my SS and a pension which arent large.