| Median Home | ~$215K
Very small market with limited inventory; up 22.9% YoY | ~$250K
Mix of rural properties, acreage, and manufactured homes | ~$60K
Very affordable; primarily modest single-family homes and manufactured housing | ~$420K
Homes.com ~$420K median (12-mo); limited inventory in historic town | ~$360K
Zillow ~$359K typical; Mesilla Park area ranges widely $180K-$690K | ~$550K
NeighborhoodScout ~$629K; Homes.com ~$475K 12-mo median; Redfin ~$890K recent sales; more expensive than 92.6% of NM neighborhoods | ~$200K
Wide range from $35K manufactured homes to $1.3M estates | ~$220K
Predominantly rental market due to university student population |
| Commute (Off-Peak) | ~20 min
Rush: ~25 min | ~10 min
Rush: ~15 min | ~39 min
Rush: ~45 min | ~10 min
Rush: ~15 min | ~8 min
Rush: ~12 min | ~10 min
Rush: ~15 min | ~20 min
Rush: ~25 min | ~7 min
Rush: ~12 min |
| Rail Transit | No regular transit service
Primarily car-dependent | No regular transit service
Primarily car-dependent | EPLA Limo Express
3x/day ($25-35, 45 min) | RoadRUNNER Transit Route 4
Amador/S. Valley/Mesilla/Union; zero-fare service since Nov 2022 | RoadRUNNER Transit Route 4
Serves nearby areas; zero-fare | No public transit service
Car-dependent; 67% drive alone | No public transit service
Car-dependent | RoadRUNNER Transit Route 3
Roadrunner/Hwy 70/Mesilla Valley Mall; zero-fare |
| School District | Las Cruces Public Schools (B) | Las Cruces Public Schools (B) | Hatch Valley Public Schools (C) | Las Cruces Public Schools (B)
Mesilla Valley Christian School (A-) | Las Cruces Public Schools (B) | Las Cruces Public Schools (B) | Las Cruces Public Schools (B) | Las Cruces Public Schools (B) |
| Top High School | Dona Ana Elementary School
| District serves area
| Hatch Valley Elementary (C)
| Mesilla Elementary School (above average)
| Mesilla Park Elementary School (above average)
| District serves area
| District serves area
| Mesilla Elementary nearby
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| Signature Park | Dona Ana Baseball Park (ballfield, basketball court, playground) | Pecan orchards and agricultural landscape | Village parks and community recreation areas | Mesilla Valley Bosque State Park (305 acres, Rio Grande woodland, 2.3 mi trails, birding IBA) | Mesilla Park Recreation Center (basketball courts, playground, shelters, grills) | Picacho Peak Recreation Area (BLM; 15+ mi of trails, hiking, mountain biking, equestrian; 4,959 ft peak) | Fort Selden Historic Site (1865 adobe fort, Buffalo Soldiers history, Douglas MacArthur connection) | NMSU campus green spaces and grounds (900-acre campus) |
| Vibe | Oldest Settlement on El Camino Real | Pecan Orchards & Rural Homesteads | Chile Capital of the World | Historic Plaza & Chile Culture Heritage | Quiet Neighborhoods Near Bosque Trails | Hilltop Golf & Panoramic Mountain Views | Fort Selden History & Rio Grande Solitude | College Town Energy at NMSU's Doorstep |