Rio Rancho, NM prides itself on being a "City of Vision" for many reasons! The fastest growing city in New Mexico, and among the fastest growing in the entire country, Rio Rancho offers a unique blend of cultural resources, stat-of-the-art facilities, strong employment base, a thriving school system, and a strong and affordable real estate market.

Rio Rancho is a new city, with the first homes being built there in the 1960's. By 1980, when the city chose to incorporate, the population was about 10,000; by 1990 it had reached 35,000, and the estimated population in 2006 was over 71,000. Rio Rancho's population growth has been fueled reasonably priced housing and athe attraction of large and prosperous businesses, including Intel (which employs more than 4,000 people), J. C. Penney's Telemarketing Center, Applied Materials, Air Products and Chemicals, Bergen Brunswig, Olympus Medical Corporation, Taco Bell Corporation's accounting division, and Intuit, the software company that produces Quicken.

The Santa Ana Star Center, a major component of the City of Rio Rancho's new master planned downtown, is a truly multi-purpose venue capable of hosting events ranging from trade shows to conventions, graduations to sporting events, plus performing arts, concerts, and family events. For example, you can see Cirque de Soleil perform there May 14th-17th, or watch Sesame Street Live on May 30th. Rio Rancho also plays host to two New Mexico Pro sports teams-- the New Mexico Scorpions Hockey team and the new, indoor professional football team, the New Mexico Wildcats.

In recent years, Rio Rancho schools separated from Albuquerque, forming the Rio Rancho schools system, with many escellent new schools, buildings and facillities. There will also soon be a Central New Mexico Community College campus in the heart of Rio Rancho's new downtown area.

Rio Rancho is located in central New Mexico, half an hour from Albuquerque, and within easy reach of many great historic, cultural and recreational resources. These include the Sandia Peak Tramway, Albuquerque's Old Town, the Rio Grande Nature Center, the Rio Grande Zoo, the Albuquerque Aquarium, the Natural History Museum, the Albuquerque Museum of Art and History, and much, much more. World-class shopping is available at Cottonwood Mall, just a few minutes drive from most Rio Rancho homes.

Visit the links below for more detailed information about Rio Rancho:

• Rio Rancho Maps
• Rio Rancho Public Schools
• Rio Rancho Homes
• Rio Rancho Real Estate Statistics

For more information about Rio Rancho, New Mexico, or to receive a Rio Rancho relocation package, contact us any time at (505)298-9999 or email info@homesnm.com .