Sage Ranch in Albuquerque, NM

Sage Ranch is a small new-construction subdivision on Albuquerque's Southwest Mesa, set along Sage Ranch Court just off 98th Street SW. Westway Homes developed it and still sells here, with a short list of desert contemporary plans that run up to four bedrooms and add loft and office space. Nothing is gated and there is no age restriction. The subdivision sits inside the broader Westgate area of southwest Albuquerque, where 98th Street carries traffic north to I-40. Mary Ann Binford Elementary, Truman Middle and Atrisco Heritage Academy High serve the addresses here.

A homeowners association bills monthly and covers the common areas. The subdivision keeps no clubhouse, pool or private park of its own.

Public recreation sits a few minutes away at the Westgate Community Center, which runs a gymnasium, fitness room, game room and a warm-weather spray pad alongside free classes and weekday senior meals. The park next to it adds two full basketball courts, a covered picnic area and a third-of-a-mile asphalt walking loop, flat enough that the city lists it among its prescription trails.