There are some great 'gems' in the Rio Rancho south neighborhoods. Along with areas such as Cabezon, the more established neighborhoods to the north of Southern have been well cared for and offer great value on larger lots. The custom homes South and West of Unser and Southern have some of the best mountain and city views.

There's more to Area 140/"Southern Rio Rancho" than just the Cabezon community, as well-planned and executed as it is.... as many homeowners through the years have come to also, appreciate the original neighborhood(s)that are bounded by Golf Course (west), Southern Blvd.(north), Hwy.528(east), and Westside Blvd(south)---this is one of the first two areas ever subdivided and developed in RR's infancy, in the late 60's/early 70's. This area is unique in that unlike, newer developments that feature a density of up to 6 dwelling units per acre, the area was platted to have a density of only up to 2 homes per acre--all the homes are on a minimum 1/2 acre site, due to the fact that when the development got underway, no sewer treatment plant was available--hence all these homes have septic tanks, but are served by Rio Rancho City Utilities (water). Known officially, as Unit 16...the neighborhood has the benefit of ample elbow room between residents on the 20,000 square foot-plus sized lots, and the immediacy of nearby shopping, parks, and an easy walk/bike distance to Intel at it's eastern flank. Most of the homes date from the 70's through the 90's, but surprisingly, there are still some vacant lots sprinkled around the area, available for building one's dream within minutes of the Albuquerque/Rio Rancho boundary and shorter commutes for those who work outside of Rio Rancho. Take a look at the shady streets and close-in convenience of one of Rio Rancho's "first" neighborhoods.....Unit 16!

Rio Rancho is a "City of Vision". It's pro-active attitude is shown by all the businesses that are coming to this great community. As a home owner and Realtor in this city, it gives me great pleasure to show off all it's ammenities. Cabezon area is one that will be all inclusive with local businesses,community pool, park, soccer and walking paths. Highly rated schools are walking distance and one of the many reasons this area is so popular. Call for more information or go to

http://www.cabezoncommunities.com

This part of Rio Rancho is where people can find a great deal of new construction. The first master planned community (called Cabezon) was built in this area. Cabezon has 9 different builders and 8 different neighborhoods. This location is very close to the new Presbyterian hospital that is being developed. For more information feel free to click on the link below!

http://www.cabezoncommunities.com/index.html

Clients who choose Rio Rancho South do so because it has a close to Albuquerque feeling. Also, recent developments like Cabezon give buyers more choices in Rio Rancho South. Buyers are able to choose between newer homes and the "older" ones built in the eighties during an earlier development phase of Rio Rancho. In addition, clients tell me they like what they hear about the Rio Rancho schools.

This was the area that gave Rio Rancho a big explosion in the housing growth it experienced over the last four years. Prior to subdivisions developed in this area like Cabezon, the predominant builder for Rio Rancho was AMREP. Cabezon came to set the bar high by creating a master plan like no other with parks, community pool, walking paths, and many builders to choose from. This subdivision has housing from the $140's (condos by DR Horton) to the very exclusive gated community of brick homes (by Pulte Homes), some of the other builders in the area includes Artistic, Centex, Stillbrook, Wallen, Tiffany, Charter, Agave, and many more. Ask your REALTOR about subdivisions like this in Rio Rancho which now expand from the south to the north border of this gorgeous City!!!