Seven Bar Ranch, One of Northwest Albuquerque's Best Neighborhoods

There's a great neighborhood in Northwest Albuquerque called Seven Bar Ranch. Seven Bar Ranch is located adjacent to the border of Rio Rancho and is very near the Rio Grande. The borders of Seven Bar Ranch are Coors Bypass to the east and Golf Course Blvd to the west, Westside Blvd to the north and the Calabacillas Arroyo to the south.

Seven Bar Ranch was originally part of the much larger Black Ranch. In 1929, 20,600 acres of the westside were bought by the black family. The acreage ran from what is now Alameda Blvd south to Paseo del Norte, and between the Rio Grande and the Rio Puerco. Originally the Ranch was called the "Black and Ray" Ranch, but was more commonly referred to as "Black" Ranch. Years later the Ranch was renamed "Seven Bar Ranch" after the Black family's cattle brand.

The land served as a family ranch, with a modest family house. In 1947, Seven Bar Airport and Flying Service was started.

In 1962, 8,500 acres were sold and were developed into Paradise Hills. Another 4,500 acres were sold in 1968 and were added to the Paradise Hills area and to what's now called Ventana Ranch. Read more about Ventana Ranch Neighborhood.

Today, Chili's restaurant stands where the original house stood, and the land where Seven Bar Airport was located is now Cottonwood Mall.

Seven Bar Ranch is in a great Northwest Albuquerque location near many amenities. There's tons of shopping nearby including Cottonwood Mall, Best Buy, Borders, Barnes and Noble, Kohl's, Sam's Club and Costco.

There are also many restaurants nearby including the Olive Garden, Red Lobster, Pei Wei Asian Diner, Chow's Asian Bistro, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dion's Pizza, Gardunos, Chili's, Outback Steakhouse and Pelican's to name a few.

Some of Albuquerque's largest westside employers are nearby too. Rio Rancho's Intel is located at the northeast corner of Seven Bar, Lovelace Westside Hospital is located on the border of Seven Bar, and the Rio Rancho Presbyterian Hospital that is currently under construction is approximately one mile to the west.

The commute to downtown Albuquerque from Seven Bar Ranch takes about 25 minutes, the drive to the Albuquerque Sunport and Kirtland AFB takes about 45 minutes.

Seven Bar Ranch Subdivisions

Seven Bar Ranch is made up of over 16 small subdivisions. Here's a partial list: Catamount, Cerro Crestado, Cottonwood Heights, Cottonwood Hills, Crystal Ridge, Estrella del Norte, Mirador Sandias, Paradise Heights, Rancho del Sol, Salida del Sol, Saragossa, Seven Bar North Estate, The Trails, Trails West, Tres Placitas and Whistler.

Seven Bar Ranch Home Builders

There are a wide variety of single family homes in Seven Bar, built by some of Albuquerque's best builders. You'll find homes by Aspen, Charter, Joseph, Kim Brooks, Keystone, Mock, Panorama, RayLee, Sawaya, Sivage Thomas, and Terra West to name a few.

You'll notice as you drive around that this is definitely not a neighborhood full of cookie cutter homes!

Seven Bar Ranch Homes for Sale

Currently there are 23 homes for sale in Seven Bar Ranch ranging in price from $150,000 to $389,000. The average list price of homes for sale in the area is $256,000. The average home has been listed for 154 days. Only 4 of the homes listed for sale are distressed properties (short sales or bank owned homes).

12 Homes have sold over the last month in Seven Bar Ranch. The average sales price of the homes sold was $229,254. The average market time was 186 days. 3 of the sales were distressed properties.

It's definitely still a buyer's market in Northwest Albuquerque!

The majority of Elementary school age children attend 7 Bar Elementary. Middle school students go to either Taylor Middle School in the north valley or James Monroe Middle School in the Ventana Ranch Area, and High school students attend Cibola High School.

School boundaries do change over time, so you should verify which school your children might attend by using the "Schools for Your Address" tool on the Albuquerque Public Schools Website. Just go to Albuquerque Public Schools, the tool is right on the home page.

There are two parks located within Seven Bar Ranch. Salida del Sol is located on Driftwood Ave, and Tres Placitas Park is located on Cibola Loop.

Haynes Park and Haynes Swimming Pool is a half mile away in Rio Rancho if you need to cool off this summer, and Paradise Hills Community Pool is 4 miles away. Cabezon Recreation Pool and the Rio Rancho Aquatic Center are about a half mile away too.

Before you consider moving into any community you should check out crime stats. One cool website where you can do this is www.CrimeReports.com. You can search for recent crime city-wide and you can opt-in to receive weekly updates in your email.

You should also check for sex offenders. The NM Dept of Public Safety has a website where you can search for registered sex offenders by zip code and by street.

It's always a good idea to check with the local police station, which is the Northwest Albuquerque Area Command Center which is located in the neighborhood on Ellison Blvd across from Cibola High School.