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Los Alamos and White Rock seem like nice places to live. Both are pricy though. It seems tough to find a house in the area under 350kish. I doubt prices will go down much either because of the lab. I hope they build more up there (within reason).
Los Alamos and White Rock seem like nice places to live. Both are pricy though. It seems tough to find a house in the area under 350kish. I doubt prices will go down much either because of the lab. I hope they build more up there (within reason).
Objectively it seems nice, but for many people it would be hard to feel part of that community or justify living there when they don't work at LANL (or didn't retire from there). Many people who work at the Labs choose not to live in Los Alamos, but live instead in Española, Santa Fe, Rio Rancho, and Albuquerque. I don't think area residents want to see Los Alamos develop or become a popular place to live for people not somehow engaged at the Labs.
Objectively it seems nice, but for many people it would be hard to feel part of that community or justify living there when they don't work at LANL (or didn't retire from there). Many people who work at the Labs choose not to live in Los Alamos, but live instead in Española, Santa Fe, Rio Rancho, and Albuquerque. I don't think area residents want to see Los Alamos develop or become a popular place to live for people not somehow engaged at the Labs.
Agreed - they're very insular communities. Sure, there are plenty of people there who work for the schools or county or the service industry, but Los Alamos and White Rock are both very much "company towns" in a way that few communities are anymore. Very nice, well-appointed company towns, sure, but they'd feel pretty isolating if you didn't have some connnection to LANL.
Can't say I'd blame them. I was just wondering if even the lab employees themselves are having trouble finding housing there.
I don't think so, but many don't look for housing there. I personally know lab employees who live in Albuquerque and Santa Fe, but also some long-timers/retirees/widows who have lived in White Rock and Los Alamos for many years. Living in Los Alamos County is not a requirement for working at the Labs. For employees with school-age kids, Los Alamos' school district would be a draw.
The geography and small size of the mesa (aka "The Hill") on which the town sits are pretty population-limiting, and it's the small size that adds to the quality of life.
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