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I would think employment opportunities would be much more limited in Alamogordo/Tularosa area, but the cost of living would be somewhat less than the Albuquerque area too. New Mexico wages tend to trend low in the private sector, and Albuquerque is no different, but a lot of people manage to make a living here and they keep coming. I'm sure you've read all the reviews and there are a LOT of negative views.
But. . .we have lived in the Albuquerque metro area since late 1984. . .we have found vendors who provide excellent service, we have hired excellent contractors, and we have enjoyed as good medical care as you can get anywhere these days. We have never had a house or car broken into, and none of us in the family have ever been mugged or robbed--I was assaulted once by a transient homeless guy years ago when working for the Conference of Churches located at the edge of Albuquerque's 'war zone', but I was able to get away from him without any injury. Absolutely no other incidents of that type. (I did quit that job shortly after.)
We haven't found Albuquerque drivers to be better or worse than any other big cities we visit. (They are especially bad on our very rare wet or slick streets as we so seldom have those, lots of folks have never learned how to drive on them.)
I think disagreeable people will find something disagreeable about most places. I think agreeable people who obey the law and avoid compromising situations and who treat others pleasantly and graciously here, will find people pleasant and gracious here.
