Toscana at Cabezon in Rio Rancho, NM

Toscana sits in the southeast corner of Cabezon, the master-planned community Curb North, Inc. developed in Rio Rancho. Arbolera del Este lies to the north and Las Brisas to the west, with the Linear Park running along that western edge. The houses carry Tuscan detailing, cathedral ceilings and granite counters, in one- and two-story plans with two- or three-car garages. A homeowners association looks after the pool, the landscaped trails, the parks and the common areas. Toscana is not gated.

Cabezon is governed by three separate homeowners associations rather than one. Toscana falls under the association administered by Canyon Gate, which bills its dues quarterly.

The wider community also sits inside a public improvement district the city formed in 2004, covering roughly 700 acres. It was set up to finance a drainage channel and related public work, and its enhanced services now pay for ongoing maintenance of the linear park and the landscaping in city rights-of-way along Cabezon Boulevard, the east side of Unser Boulevard, Westside Boulevard, Western Hills Road and Trailside.

Recreation reaches past Toscana's own edges. A Park Above lies within the master plan, along with Cabezon Park, a community center and an athletic field.