Summer 2006 at Rio Grande Ranchos

This photo, taken recently by a new property owner, shows the Rio Grande River from the banks of Rio Grande Ranchos subdevelopment with a good shot of Mt. Blanca in the background. (Click to enlarge.) According to the photographer and happy owner, RJ: "We saw the property and it is great. Very green up there right now and the Rio is walking distance and the view of Mt.Blanca is great."

Real Estate Values in Costilla County

According to this 2005 article in La Sierra, the official news source for the Costilla County, real estate prices in the area are being driven higher by strong appreciation in property values from Taos, just an hour south. According to the article, the town of Taos, New Mexico, has become an art mecca, lifestyle center, and tourist destination where wealthy newcomers are eager to buy up land for their dream homes. High Taos prices have been pushing growth to the north where even in Costilla County, two-acre lake front lots are being advertised for $85,000 and farmland is selling for $10,000 an acre. Be sure to read the article. (Click to enlarge.)

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