Richland Hills in Albuquerque, NM

Richland Hills is a subdivision in northwest Albuquerque, north of Paseo del Norte and east of Golf Course Road. Sivage Thomas built it out in the mid-to-late 1990s, and it still reads as one piece: brick exteriors, one- and two-story plans, three-car garages on many lots. Richland Hills Park sits at the center next to Petroglyph Elementary, where a city renovation brought new playground equipment and solar lighting. An HOA administered by Associa Canyon Gate covers the common areas. Piedras Marcadas Canyon, holding one of the largest petroglyph concentrations in Petroglyph National Monument, lies west across Golf Course Road.

The homeowners association is run by Associa Canyon Gate, an Albuquerque management company in the national Associa network, and the assessment goes toward the neighborhood's common areas.

Students living here feed into James Monroe Middle School and Cibola High School. Golf Course Road and Paseo del Norte frame the subdivision and carry most trips in and out, with Cottonwood Mall and the shopping around it close by.