With a mild high-desert climate and spectacular views of soaring mountains and the Rio Grande Valley, the Las Cruces and Dona Ana County area was once home to the likes of Geronimo, Billy the Kid and the early Spanish settlers of New Spain. Today, with the influences of New Mexico State University, White Sands Missile Range and the wonderful cultural diversity of a border town, Las Cruces is the ideal place to live, work and raise a family. Las Cruces is one of the best-kept secrets of the American Southwest.

This wonderfully sunny, but not too hot, corner of New Mexico is being discovered as an ideal relocation and retirement destination and Sonoma Ranch golf course community represents one type of building going on in Las Cruces to meet the need. Sonoma Ranch offers the first new golf course to open in Las Cruces in over fifty years. This state-of-the-art golf course was designed by Cal Olsen of San Juan Capistrano, California and is a challenging 18 holes with views of the Organ Mountains and surrounding mesas. Homes in this master-planned neighborhood include a mix of residential neighborhoods, fine home, golf course estates and specialty multi-family dwellings.

Cost of Living Figures

Housing Costs
Median Sale Price of Existing 3 Bedroom Home: $143,000
Median Sale Price of New 3 Bedroom Home: $213,000
Source: Las Cruces Association of Realtors (Sept 2005)
Average Monthly Rent for 2 Bedroom Unfurnished Apartment: $653
Source: ACCRA, 4th Qtr. 2005