URBAN OUTFITTERS IS MOVING OUT OF ALBUQUERQUE’S NOB HILL NEXT MONTH TO TAKE UP SPACE AT CORONADO CENTER, BUT THE NEIGHBORHOOD IS STILL TOPS AMONG ALBUQUERQUE’S BEST NEIGHBORHOODS. KOB TV REPORTS THE NICHE WEB SITE CREATED THE RANKING THAT’S BASED ON AFFORDABILITY, HOUSING TRENDS, THE QUALITY OF THE SCHOOLS, CRIME RATES, COMMUTE TIMES, HEALTH AND FITNESS AND EMPLOYMENT RATES.
OTHER BUSINESSES ARE MOVING OUT OF NOB HILL BUT THOSE THAT ARE STAYING SAY IT’S BEEN FINE TO LOCATE THERE, EVEN AFTER PEOPLE STOPPED SHOPPING IN NOB HILL WHEN ALBUQUERQUE RAPID TRANSIT STRUCTURES AND ROADWAYS WERE BEING BUILT.