Milagro Mesa in Rio Rancho, NM

Milagro Mesa is a single-family subdivision on the north side of Northern Boulevard, just east of Unser Boulevard in Rio Rancho. D.R. Horton built most of it, and Abrazo Homes has since added plans of its own. Lots are narrow and deep, the majority about 55 feet wide by 110 or 120 feet, so houses sit close to the street. A homeowners association handles the common areas. City Center, the Rio Rancho Aquatic Center, Loma Colorado Park and the McDermott Athletic Center are all a short drive away, and the whole subdivision falls inside 87144.

Silver Sage Realty manages the association. Assessments come due on the first of the month and turn delinquent after the fifteenth, with statements mailed out quarterly. What they buy is upkeep of the common areas; there is no pool, no clubhouse and no gate.

The floor plans run from single-story layouts to two-story ones that add a loft or a study, several of them with a half bath on the main level. Public schools serving the subdivision are E Stapleton, Eagle Ridge and V. Sue Cleveland.