This community is located in the Albuquerque Basin on the west bank of the Grande in the county of Valencia. The basin is a beautiful, rural agricultural area that has some desert areas and many people commute to work to Albuquerque from here. The land here is very flat and the place has a peaceful, rural character.
Los Lunas is a very small with a population of 14,835 and many residents live in the hills overlooking the verdant fields everyday. The motto of the town is that it is “a small community with big possibilities. It is the fastest growing city in New Mexico since 1960. Two of its largest employers are the Walmart Distribution Center and Home Depot.
The famous Route 66 runs through the center of town. Many citizens also commute to nearby Albuquerque to go to work. However, for the most part it is known for its large retirement communities that include Mountain Falls, Ford’s Colony, Williamsburg, Gappe, Andalusia at Coral, Amica at The Balmoral and 465 Boulevard de la Gappe
If you are a LGBT citizen in Los Lunas you will like also be commuting north on highway 85 for an hour to downtown Albuquerque to take part in LGBT community events and the gay pride Parade. Los Lunas is a pastoral, isolated place that is connected by a series of roads and highways so you will need a car. Popular gay hangouts in Albuquerque that are frequented by gay and lesbian persons who live in Los Lunas include the Effex Night Club, Sidewinders and the Albuquerque Social Club.
Most homes in the area tend to be located on quite large lots and also tend to be in the Ranch Style of Architecture. Closer to downtown are smaller suburbs with many very inexpensive houses that were put up in the seventies and eighties. Most are mobile manufactured trailer-park style structures with simple aluminum and wood frames.
Los Lunas is a very affordable place to live with average listing price for home, as of September 4, 2013, being $169,927. The median price for a home in the area has decreased this summer by 3.8% compared to last year. The actual number of homes for sale has increased 50% since last year as well. There are definitely bargains to be had in this arid desert paradise with 383 homes going through one stage or another of the foreclosure process. Opportunities abound here for savvy investors.
The town is also home to the Museum of Heritage and Arts which holds curated and juried exhibitions and provides programs about the history of the area that includes Paleolithic indigenous finds and Civil War battles.
To get the scoop on the best places to invest in it is best to consult with a Los Lunas gay realtor who knows the properties and neighborhoods in this sprawling small town well. For more information about Los Lunas in general visit http://www.loslunasnm.gov.
