10 Best Places to Retire in New Mexico

8. Alamogordo

Retirement Score: 49

Cost of Living: 4% cheaper than the U.S. average

Physicians per Capita: 124

Crime Rates: 47,7

Residents Aged 65 and Over: 16,8%

If you choose to live in Alamogordo, you choose the history. Several historical events happened in this city, but the most known are the city’s connection to first nuclear bomb test and being the resting place for the Atari. Inside this city’s borders, Atari buried unsold copies of their massive commercial failure E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, dubbed the worst game ever.

Best Places to Retire in New Mexico