Trying to figure out if Alamo will be a good fit for me. I've heard some very conflicting things, some saying that Alamo is a nice are with good outdoor recreation, others saying it's dirty and run down. I'm a simple girl who's happy to stick my nose in a book for entertainment, or head out hiking. I already have a job lined up, but I don't know if I should take it or not. I'll try to visit soon, but can anyone give me some input?

Also, what about other local towns nearby? What's real estate like if I wanted to settle down long term? Any sort of info would be really really helpful.

well, once concern some have voiced is Alamo is basically Mexican, and if my spanish isn't perfect I won't be able to get along at all. Is this true?

Katey, I think you'll probably find Alamogordo very much to your liking, so long as you don't mind being a bit isolated. You'll be at least 40 miles from any other decent sized city... and Las Cruces, the only place you're likely to find more particular goods than a smaller place like Alamogordo will carry is 65 miles away. So definitely take the time to visit, and see if you feel comfortable, or as if you're too cut off.

So far as real estate... it's all very reasonably priced. I'm not sure there's really anywhere in New Mexico, other than major cities maybe, where you won't find places that are very cheap by standards elsewhere in the country.